An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition that has tensile strength at break and tensile elongation superior to a rubber composition produced without mixing a cellulose nanofiber and to provide a latex immersion liquid that is a raw material for the rubber composition and is used at a latex immersion step. Namely, the present invention provides a latex immersion liquid that includes (1) a rubber latex, (2) a modified cellulose nanofiber having an average fiber length of 200-400 nm, and (3) a defoaming agent and also provides a rubber composition produced through a latex immersion step using the obtained latex immersion liquid.

A method for preparing a novel waterborne polyurethane foam layer for synthetic leather is disclosed. The method includes first preparing a charged cellulose nanofiber by using a wood pulp as a raw material; meanwhile, subjecting a polyisocyanate, a macromolecular diol, a hydrophilic chain extender and a small molecular chain extender to a polyaddition reaction and an acid-base neutralization reaction in sequence, to obtain a cationic or anionic waterborne polyurethane; adding the charged cellulose nanofiber and a certain amount of a crosslinking agent to the oppositely charged ionic waterborne polyurethane emulsion, stirring the resulting mixture, forming a bimolecular layer at the gas/liquid interface by a self-assembly of the cellulose nanofiber and waterborne polyurethane nanoparticles through electrostatic interactions to obtain a stable Pickering foam; using the stable Pickering foam as a template, drying and solidifying to obtain the waterborne polyurethane foam layer for synthetic leather.

A nanocellulose dispersion liquid including nanocellulose and a protic polar solvent having a dielectric constant of not less than 15 and less than 80 at 25° C. The nanocellulose contains a sulfuric acid group and/or a sulfo group derived from a sulfuric acid treatment and an anionic functional group derived from a hydrophilization treatment. Further, the total amount of the sulfuric acid group and/or the sulfo group and the anionic functional group is 0.20 to 4 mmol/g. Also disclosed is a method for producing the nanocellulose dispersion liquid.

A lignocellulose nanofibril material, a stable foam system based thereon, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The lignocellulosic nanofibril material includes the following components: 0.5-20 wt % of wood flour, 0.1-10 wt % of (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxidanyl, 2-25 mmol/g of an oxidant, 6-15 wt % of NaBr, and the remaining is water. The stable foam system based on the lignocellulosic nanofibril material includes: 0.1-1.0 wt % of the lignocellulosic nanofibril material, 0.2-1.0 wt % of a surfactant, 0.1-10 wt % of sodium chloride, 0.1-1.0 wt % of calcium chloride, 0.1-1.0 wt % of magnesium chloride, 0.1-1.0 wt % of sodium sulfate, and a balance of water.

Provided is a fibrillated chemically modified cellulose fiber, which has a type-I cellulose crystallinity of at least 50%, an anionic charge density of 0.10-2.00 meq/g, and an average fiber diameter of greater than 500 nm. Also, provided is a fibrillated chemically modified cellulose fiber, wherein the value (A/B) obtained by dividing the viscosity A measured at a shear rate of 0.01/sec by the viscosity B measured at a shear rate of 1000/sec in an aqueous dispersion having a solid content of 1 mass % is at least 100. These fibers have high water retention and high thixotropy.

Provided is a viscous aqueous composition that has high transparency and high thickening performance, has high emulsifying power for oil-based raw material, or exerts strongly, in the case of being mixed with a water-miscible organic solvent, a viscosity retention effect.

A viscous aqueous composition according to an embodiment includes (a) an anion-modified cellulose fiber including anionic groups forming salts with monoamines, and including, as the monoamines, a monoamine (A) having, in an organic conceptual diagram, an organic value of 200 or more and a monoamine (B) having an organic value of less than 200, and (b) water.

The present disclosure provides a surface-nanocrystallized cellulose-containing biomass material, a preparation method and use thereof. The cellulose-containing biomass material is one or more derived from biomass materials containing cellulose components from natural plants or animals. Nanoscale celluloses are present on a surface of the surface-nanocrystallized cellulose-containing biomass material, and a portion of hydroxyl groups in the cellulose structure has been converted to carboxyl groups, such that the surface-nanocrystallized cellulose-containing biomass material has high specific surface area, high surface activity, and high crystallinity. Thus, the present application provides an excellent raw material for the further processing of biomass materials.

The present disclosure provides a surface-nanocrystallized cellulose-containing biomass material, a preparation method and use thereof. The cellulose-containing biomass material is one or more derived from biomass materials containing cellulose components from natural plants or animals. Nanoscale celluloses are present on a surface of the surface-nanocrystallized cellulose-containing biomass material, and a portion of hydroxyl groups in the cellulose structure has been converted to carboxyl groups, such that the surface-nanocrystallized cellulose-containing biomass material has high specific surface area, high surface activity, and high crystallinity. Thus, the present application provides an excellent raw material for the further processing of biomass materials.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a cellulose acetate film having excellent bending properties and high transparency. The subject cellulose acetate film contains cellulose acetate having a cellulose triacetate I crystal structure, the cellulose acetate film having a light transmittance of 70% or higher at 660 nm.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a cellulose acetate film having excellent bending properties and high transparency. The subject cellulose acetate film contains cellulose acetate having a cellulose triacetate I crystal structure, the cellulose acetate film having a light transmittance of 70% or higher at 660 nm.