Increasing adsorption by wood flour of quaternary ammonium salts to improve reactivity when preparing thermoplastic lignocellulose

To enhance the bulk butyrylation and flowability of thermoplastic lignocellulose (TPLC) ultimately to be produced by reactive extrusion, understanding the role of quaternary ammonium salts (quats) as a pretreatment of Aspen Wood Flour (AWF) was essential. This study investigated the adsorptive nature of AWF treated with two distinctly different quaternary ammonium surfactants based on their hydrophilicity to improve the extent of butyrylation, …