Novel nanofibrillated cellulose/polyvinylpyrrolidone/silver nanoparticles films with electrical conductivity properties.

Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) isolated from rice straw pulp was used with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to prepare nanocomposites in the form of flexible films. The later films have promising mechanical and electrical conductivity properties. The isolated cellulose nanofibers were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Silver nanoparticles prepared via in-situ reduction in PVP were characterized using TEM and UV-vis spectroscopy. Tensile properties, microscopic structure, and electrical properties of nanocomposites films were studied. TEM and UV-vis spectroscopy proved the in-situ formation of AgNPs in PVP matrix. Films with good flexibility and tensile strength properties could be obtained from NFC/PVP/AgNPs as revealed from the (SEM) images and tensile properties testing. The electrical conductivity of NFC/PVP/AgNPs supports this system to be an excellent choice for sensitive electronic components packing as it can be used as antistatic and electrostatic dissipative materials.