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Two methylcellulose–ZnO and one methylcellulose–Zn2+ composites were obtained by precipitation and hydrothermal procedures. The thermal behavior of the composites was examined by simultaneous TG, DTG, DSC-FTIR thermal method. It was found that the thermal reactivity of the methylcellulose contained by the composites is strongly dependent on the composites’ synthetic procedure, but in all cases its stability is shifted toward lower temperatures. For each type of composites, the causes that lead to a change of methylcellulose thermoreactivity were highlighted. The structural, morphological and optical characteristics of the ZnO-based materials are also demonstrated.
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This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS-UEFISCDI, Project Number PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0473. The paper was done within the “Green chemistry” research program of the “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy. Support of the EU (ERDF) and Romanian Government that allowed for acquisition of the research infrastructure under POS-CCE O 2.2.1 project INFRANANOCHEM - Nr. 19/01.03.2009 is gratefully acknowledged.
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Musuc, A.M., Dumitru, R., Stan, A. et al. Synthesis, characterization and thermoreactivity of some methylcellulose–zinc composites. J Therm Anal Calorim 120, 85–94 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4415-5
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