Isolation of high-purity cellulose nanofibers from wheat straw through the combined environmentally friendly methods of steam explosion, microwave-assisted hydrolysis, and microfluidization
Liu, Qi; Lu, Yun; Aguedo, Marioet al.
2017 • In ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
[en] High-purity cellulose nanofibers were isolated from wheat straw through an
environmentally friendly, multi-step treatment process that combined steam explosion,
microwave-assisted hydrolysis, and microfluidization. The cellulose content of the
processed nanofibers increased from 44.81% to 94.23%, whereas the hemicellulose and
lignin contents significantly decreased. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the effects
of the isolation treatments on fiber morphology and width. Atomic force microscopy was
used to observe the changes in the components, surface roughness, and crystallinity of the
fibers. Transmission electron microscopy showed long, loose nanofiber bundles that were
10–40 nm wide with an average individual diameter of 5.42 nm. Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy showed that non-cellulosic components were effectively removed. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the improved crystallinity of the processed fibers, as
well as the partial crystalline transformation of cellulose I to cellulose II.
Thermogravimetric analysis and derivative thermogravimetric results showed the
enhanced thermal properties of the nanofibers. The removal of hemicellulose and lignin
increased the crystallinity of the fibers, thus enhancing the thermal properties of the
processed fibers. Results indicated that the efficient, environmentally friendly multi-step
treatment process yields nanofibers with potential advanced applications.
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Liu, Qi; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture > National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Efficient Water Use and Disaster Mitigation
Lu, Yun; Chinese Academy of Forestry > Research Institute of Wood Industry
Aguedo, Mario ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Microbial, food and biobased technologies
Jacquet, Nicolas ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Microbial, food and biobased technologies
Canbin, Ouyang; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Department of Pesticides > Institute of Plant Protection
He, Wenqing; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture > National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Efficient Water Use and Disaster Mitigation
Yan, Changrong; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture > National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Efficient Water Use and Disaster Mitigation
Bai, Wenbo; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture > National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Efficient Water Use and Disaster Mitigation
Guo, Rui; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture > National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Efficient Water Use and Disaster Mitigation
Goffin, Dorothée ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Microbial, food and biobased technologies
Song, Jiqing; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences > Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture > National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Efficient Water Use and Disaster Mitigation
Richel, Aurore ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Microbial, food and biobased technologies
Language :
English
Title :
Isolation of high-purity cellulose nanofibers from wheat straw through the combined environmentally friendly methods of steam explosion, microwave-assisted hydrolysis, and microfluidization
Publication date :
29 May 2017
Journal title :
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
eISSN :
2168-0485
Publisher :
American Chemical Society, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
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