Recovery of cellulose diacetate from cigarette butts and its use for formulation of hot melt adhesive

Abstract

Cigarette butts are one of the toxic residues and have a very serious impact on the environment. Recycling cigarette butts has a great advantage in saving the natural source and solving environmental problems. Cellulose diacetate obtained from extraction, purification and acid hydrolysis of cigarette butts and then was blended with low molecular weight partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol. The blend of cellulose diacetate and partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. To evaluate the viscoelastic properties of the blends dynamic mechanical analysis was performed. The lap shear strength and the 180° peel strength of the adhesive were estimated according to the content of the blends and the biodegradability in water was confirmed. The experimental results showed that the use of cellulose diacetate obtained from cigarette butts in the composition of biodegradable hot melt adhesives can be of great help in solving environmental problems caused by petroleum-based polymers and waste.