Utilization of discarded crop straw to produce cellulose nanofibrils and their assemblies

Xiaran Miao; Jinyou Lin; Fenggang Bian

doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2020.03.003

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Xiaran Miao, Jinyou Lin, Fenggang Bian. Utilization of discarded crop straw to produce cellulose nanofibrils and their assemblies[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2020, 5(1): 26-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2020.03.003

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Xiaran Miao, Jinyou Lin, Fenggang Bian. Utilization of discarded crop straw to produce cellulose nanofibrils and their assemblies[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2020, 5(1): 26-36. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2020.03.003

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Utilization of discarded crop straw to produce cellulose nanofibrils and their assemblies

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2020.03.003

Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility of Zhangjiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China

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National Nature Science Foundation of China 51773221

National Key R & D Program of China 2018YFB0704200

Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS 2017308

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Corresponding author: E-mail addresses: Linjinyou@zjlab.org.cn (J. Lin); Fenggangbian@zjlab.org.cn (F. Bian)
Received Date: 2019-08-24
Accepted Date: 2019-10-25
Publish Date: 2020-01-01

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A tremendous amount of wheat straw (WS) has been generated by wheat crops every year, while only a small percentage is being used in applications, and most get burned on the field, causing a large amount of the exhaust gas that pollutes the environment. Herein, we report on the extraction of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) from the alkali treated WS by a combination of TEMPO-oxidation and mechanical disintegration method. The crystalline structures, thermal properties, natural charge of the CNF were examined. The resultant nano-building blocks of CNF was assembled into macroscopic cellulose materials, i.e., film, aerogel, and filament in this work. Furthermore, the morphologies and microstructues as well as other properties of these three kinds of the CNF assemblies were investigated. The obtained CNF and its assemblies showed a potential application in new materials areas. This work explored a new way to utilize the discarded WS instead of being burned.
- Cellulose,
- cellulose nanofibrils,
- wheat straw,
- cellulose aerogels

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