2.4. Characterization
The appearance of specific functional groups in the chemical structures of PVA and lignin in
composite samples was examined by Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The mechanical properties of
the composite films, including tensile strength and elongation at break were investigated
according to ASTM D882 standard using a tensile testing machine (Tensilon RTC-1210A, A&D
Co., Ltd., Japan) with a tensile speed of 5 mm/min. The surface features of the samples were
characterized by a scanning electron microscope (SEM, S4800-NHE, Hitachi, Japan). The
ultraviolet radiation absorbency of the films was evaluated by a double-beam UV-Vis
spectrophotometer (U-2910, Hitachi, Japan). To prepare for testing, all samples were fabricated
with the same thickness at about 250 μm.
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Characterization of hydrogen bonding interactions between PVA and lignin in the
composites
Chemical structures of PVA and lignin were illustrated by FTIR spectra (Figure 1). Lignin
had adequate functional groups, revealed by specific peaks in FTIR spectra (Figure 1a). The peak
at 1607 cm
-1
indicated the presence of hydroxylcinnamic ester in the lignin sample, 1360 cm
-1
was associated with the structure of the syringyl lignin molecule breathing with C-O stretching,
1261 cm
-1
corresponded to guaiacyl ring breathing with C=O stretching, 1208 cm
-1
reflected the
vibration of the C-O-C linkages in ethers and esters or phenolic hydroxyl, the band at 1125 cm
-1
was associated with the C-H in-plane deformations vibration in syringyl aromatic ring types, and
1033 cm
-1
originated from aromatic C-H in-plane deformation and C-O bending vibration in
primary alcohols, guaiacyl type [11]. The specific peaks of PVA were shown at 3282, 2919,
1713, 1423, 1374, 1085, and 829 cm
−1
, which were assigned to the O–H stretching vibration of
the hydroxy group, CH
2
asymmetric stretching vibration, C=O carbonyl stretch, C–H bending
vibration of CH
2
, C–H deformation vibration, C–O stretching of acetyl groups and C-C stretching
vibration, respectively (Figure 1c) [7].
The hydrogen bonding interactions between PVA and lignin in the composites were
demonstrated by FTIR spectra. Pristine PVA indicated hydroxyl (O-H) stretching vibration peak
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