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Johansson S, Scattarella F, Kalbfleisch S, Johansson U, Ward C, Hetherington C, Sixta H, Hall S, Giannini C, Olsson U. Scanning WAXS microscopy of regenerated cellulose fibers at mesoscopic resolution. IUCRJ 2024; 11:570-577. [PMID: 38860956 PMCID: PMC11220875 DOI: 10.1107/s205225252400383x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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In this work, regenerated cellulose textile fibers, Ioncell-F, dry-wet spun with different draw ratios, have been investigated by scanning wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) using a mesoscopic X-ray beam. The fibers were found to be homogeneous on the 500 nm length scale. Analysis of the azimuthal angular dependence of a crystalline Bragg spot intensity revealed a radial dependence of the degree of orientation of crystallites that was found to increase with the distance from the center of the fiber. We attribute this to radial velocity gradients during the extrusion of the spin dope and the early stage of drawing. On the other hand, the fiber crystallinity was found to be essentially homogeneous over the fiber cross section.
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- Sara Johansson
- Division of Solid MechanicsLund UniversityBox 118LundSE-22100Sweden
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- Institute of CrystallographyNational Research CouncilVia Amendola 122/OBari70126Italy
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- MAX IV LaboratoryLund UniversityPO Box 118LundSE-22100Sweden
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- MAX IV LaboratoryLund UniversityPO Box 118LundSE-22100Sweden
- Physical ChemistryLund UniversityBox 124LundSE-22100Sweden
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- National Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy, Centre for Analysis and SynthesisLund UniversityBox 124LundSE-22100Sweden
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- Department of Bioproducts and BiosystemsAalto UniversityPO Box 16300Helsinki00076Finland
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- Division of Solid MechanicsLund UniversityBox 118LundSE-22100Sweden
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- Institute of CrystallographyNational Research CouncilVia Amendola 122/OBari70126Italy
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- Physical ChemistryLund UniversityBox 124LundSE-22100Sweden
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Sun X, Guo R, Zhan T, Kou Y, Ma X, Song H, Song L, Li X, Zhang H, Xie F, Song Z, Yuan C, Wu Y. Self-assembly of tamarind seed polysaccharide via enzymatic depolymerization and degalactosylation enhanced ice recrystallization inhibition activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 252:126352. [PMID: 37598826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Polysaccharides are becoming potential candidates for developing food-grade cryoprotectants due to their extensive accessibility and health-promoting effects. However, unremarkable ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity and high viscosity limit their practical applications in some systems. Our previous study found a galactoxyloglucan polysaccharide from tamarind seed (TSP) showing moderate IRI activity. Herein, the enhancement of the IRI performance of TSP via enzymatic depolymerization and degalactosylation-induced self-assembly was reported. TSP was depolymerized and subsequently removed ∼40 % Gal, which induced the formation of supramolecular rod-like fiber self-assembles and exhibited a severalfold enhancement of IRI. Ice shaping assay did not show obvious faceting of ice crystals, indicating that both depolymerized and self-assembled TSP showed very weak binding to ice. Molecular dynamics simulation confirmed the absence of molecular complementarity with ice. Further, it highlighted that degalactosylation did not cause significant changes in local hydration properties of TSP from the view of a single oligomer. The inconsistency between molecular simulation and macroscopic IRI effect proposed that the formation of unique supramolecular self-assemblies may be a key requirement for enhancing IRI activity. The findings of this study provided a new opportunity to enhance the applied potential of natural polysaccharides in food cryoprotection.
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- Xianbao Sun
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Yunnan Maoduoli Group Food Co., Ltd., Yuxi 653100, China
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- Yunnan Maoduoli Group Food Co., Ltd., Yuxi 653100, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Le HV, Dao NT, Bui HT, Kim Le PT, Le KA, Tuong Tran AT, Nguyen KD, Mai Nguyen HH, Ho PH. Bacterial Cellulose Aerogels Derived from Pineapple Peel Waste for the Adsorption of Dyes. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:33412-33425. [PMID: 37744831 PMCID: PMC10515182 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Valorization of pineapple peel waste is an attractive research topic because of the huge quantities of this byproduct generated from pineapple processing industries. In this study, the extract from pineapple waste was collected to produce a hydrogel-like form containing bacterial cellulose fibers with a three-dimensional structure and nanoscale diameter by the Acetobacter xylinum fermentation process. The bacterial cellulose suspension was subsequently activated by freeze-drying, affording lightweight aerogels as potential adsorbents in wastewater treatment, in particular the adsorptive removal of organic dyes. Intensive tests were carried out with the adsorption of methylene blue, a typical cationic dye, to investigate the influence of adsorption conditions (temperature, pH, initial dye concentration, time, and experiment scale) and aerogel-preparation parameters (grinding time and bacterial cellulose concentration). The bacterial cellulose-based aerogels exhibited high adsorption capacity not only for methylene blue but also for other cationic dyes, including malachite green, rhodamine B, and crystal violet (28-49 mg/g). However, its activity was limited for most of the anionic dyes, such as methyl orange, sunset yellow, and quinoline yellow, due to the repulsion of these anionic dyes with the aerogel surface, except for the case of congo red. It is also an anionic dye but has two amine groups providing a strong interaction with the hydroxyl group of the aerogel via hydrogen bonding. Indeed, the aerogel has a substantially large congo red-trapping capacity of 101 mg/g. Notably, the adsorption process exhibited similar performances, upscaling the solution volume to 50 times. The utilization of abundant agricultural waste in the simple aerogel preparation to produce a highly efficient and biodegradable adsorbent is the highlight of this work.
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- Ha Vu Le
- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Institute
for Tropical Technology and Environmental Protection, 57A Truong Quoc Dung, Phu Nhuan
District, Ho Chi Minh City 726500, Viet Nam
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi
Minh City 740010, Viet Nam
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- Chemical
Engineering, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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Wongvitvichot W, Thitiprasert S, Thongchul N, Chaisuwan T. Metal ion removal using a low-cost coconut shell activated carbon bioadsorbent in the recovery of lactic acid from the fermentation broth. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:58. [PMID: 38647753 PMCID: PMC10992777 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00672-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Downstream recovery and purification of lactic acid from the fermentation broth using locally available, low-cost materials derived from agricultural residues was demonstrated herein. Surface modification of coconut shell activated carbon (CSAC) was performed by grafting with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using citric acid (CA) as the crosslinking agent. A proper ratio of CMC and CA to CSAC and grafting time improved the surface functionalization of grafted nanostructured CMC-CSAC while the specific surface area and porosity remained unchanged. Lactic acid was partially purified (78%) with the recovery percentage of lactic acid at 96% in single-stage adsorption at room temperature and pH 6 with a 10:1 ratio of cell-free broth to CMC-CSAC bioadsorbent. A thermodynamic study revealed that the adsorption was exothermic and non-spontaneous while the Langmuir isotherm model explained the adsorption phenomena. The results in this study represented the potential of waste utilization as solid adsorbents in green and low-cost adsorption technology.
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- Wasupon Wongvitvichot
- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence in Bioconversion and Bioseparation for Platform Chemical Production, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- The Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Wangmai, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Antoniw JM, Hallman MT, Kiriakou MV, Morse T, Cranston ED. Colloidal Stability Window for Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals: Considerations for Handling, Characterization, and Formulation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:10321-10334. [PMID: 37459396 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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The scale of production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) has increased dramatically to meet the growing demand for sustainably sourced materials. This work defines the colloidal stability window for commercially produced carboxylated CNCs (DextraCel) compared to the more traditional sulfated CNCs. Phase diagrams showing the stable, reversibly agglomerated, irreversibly aggregated/sedimented, and colloidal glass "zones" as a function of suspension pH, ionic strength, CNC surface charge content, counterion, and concentration are presented. The pKa of carboxylated CNCs was measured to be 5.1, and suspensions of carboxylated CNCs (0.5-1.5 wt %) were visually stable from pH 3 to 11 (without salt). Carboxylated CNCs were highly sensitive to ionic strength, demonstrating some agglomeration with as little as 5 mM NaCl, supporting that weak acid surface groups and lower charge contents make CNCs more sensitive to solution conditions. Surface charge content had the greatest influence on colloidal stability followed by the counterion; carboxylated CNCs were more stable in the "as-received" sodium form, whereas sulfated CNCs had improved stability in acid form after ion exchange. The stability of carboxylated CNCs with industrially relevant additives (ionic and nonionic surfactants and initiators) was also investigated. Less concentrated suspensions were more colloidally stable, emphasizing that characterization and processing of CNCs favor dilute conditions. If carboxylated CNCs are subjected to conditions outside of their colloidal stability window, simple dilution or pH adjustment does not return them to colloidally stable discrete nanoparticles; however, ultrasonication can redisperse agglomerates. This study offers guidelines for handling carboxylated CNCs to broaden the range of products that can be improved by their incorporation.
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- Julia M Antoniw
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
- Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaV6T 1Z3
- UBC Bioproducts Institute, 2385 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
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Norgren M, Costa C, Alves L, Eivazi A, Dahlström C, Svanedal I, Edlund H, Medronho B. Perspectives on the Lindman Hypothesis and Cellulose Interactions. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104216. [PMID: 37241956 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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In the history of cellulose chemistry, hydrogen bonding has been the predominant explanation when discussing intermolecular interactions between cellulose polymers. This is the general consensus in scholarly textbooks and in many research articles, and it applies to several other biomacromolecules' interactions as well. This rather unbalanced description of cellulose has likely impacted the development of materials based on the processing of cellulose-for example, via dissolution in various solvent systems and regeneration into solid materials, such as films and fibers, and even traditional wood fiber handling and papermaking. In this review, we take as a starting point the questioning of the general description of the nature of cellulose and cellulose interactions initiated by Professor Björn Lindman, based on generic physicochemical reasoning about surfactants and polymers. This dispute, which became known as "the Lindman hypothesis", highlights the importance of hydrophobic interactions in cellulose systems and that cellulose is an amphiphilic polymer. This paper elaborates on Björn Lindman's contribution to the subject, which has caused the scientific community to revisit cellulose and reconsider certain phenomena from other perspectives.
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- Magnus Norgren
- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CIEPQPF-Chemical Processes and Forest Products Engineering Research Centre, University of Coimbra, Pólo II-R. Silvio Lima, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Surface and Colloid Engineering, FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden
- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Ed. 8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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Raval P, Thomas N, Hamdouna L, Delevoye L, Lafon O, Manjunatha Reddy GN. Boron Adsorption Kinetics of Microcrystalline Cellulose and Polymer Resin. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:5384-5395. [PMID: 37022335 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Tailoring boron-polysaccharide interactions is an important strategy for developing functional soft materials such as hydrogels, fire retardants, and sorbents for environmental remediation, for example, using lignocellulosic biomass. For such applications to be realized, it is paramount to understand the adsorption kinetics of borate anions on cellulose and their local structures. Here, the kinetic aspects of boron adsorption by microcrystalline cellulose, lignin, and polymeric resin are investigated and compared. Borate anions interact with the vicinal diols in the glucopyranoside moieties of cellulose to yield chemisorbed boron chelate complexes. In contrast to cellulose, technical lignin contains fewer cis-vicinal diols, and it does not have a tendency to form such chelate complexes upon treatment with the aqueous boric acid solution. The formation kinetics and stability of these chelate complexes strongly depend on nanoscale structures, as well as reaction conditions such as pH and concentration of the sorbate and sorbent. Specifically, insights into the distinct boron adsorption sites were obtained by solid-state one-dimensional (1D) 11B magic-angle spinning NMR and the local structures and intermolecular interactions in the vicinities of boron chelate complexes are elucidated by analyzing two-dimensional (2D) 1H-13C and 11B-1H heteronuclear correlation NMR spectra. The total boron adsorption capacity of cellulose is estimated to be in the 1.3-3.0 mg range per gram of sorbent, which is lower than the boron adsorption capacity of a polystyrene-based resin, ∼17.2 mg of boron per gram of Amberlite IRA 743. Our study demonstrates that the local backbone and side chain flexibility as well as the structures of polyol groups play a significant role in determining the kinetic and thermodynamic stability of chelate complexes, yielding to different boron adsorption capabilities of lignocellulosic polymers.
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- Parth Raval
- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille Institut, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS- Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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Dhara S, Samanta NS, Uppaluri R, Purkait MK. High-purity alkaline lignin extraction from Saccharum ravannae and optimization of lignin recovery through response surface methodology. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123594. [PMID: 36791942 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Saccharum ravannae, known as "Ekra" in the Northeast region of India, is an elephant grass species that abundantly grows in the natural habitat of Assam. This study aims to utilize this wild grass species and extract alkaline lignin of high purity through KOH-mediated alkaline hydrothermal pretreatment using the Oil bath process. Lignin recovery was optimized using RSM (response surface methodology) combined with a central composite model. Three process parameters, namely KOH concentration (1-3 %), reaction time (50-200 min), and solid loading (5-15 %), varied to optimize the combined effect of these parameters. RSM predicted a maximum lignin recovery of 15.38 g/100 g of raw biomass at optimum conditions (2.4 % KOH, 6.41 % solid loading, 176.57 min). Three experimental runs were performed at optimum conditions, and 15.81 ± 0.32 g/100 g lignin recovery was obtained, thus verifying the predicted result. Maximum 93.7 % purity of extracted lignin was achieved in a different operating condition (3 % KOH, 10 % solid loading, 125 min). The commercial and extracted alkaline lignin with maximum purity was characterized by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The extracted lignin shows higher phenolic content and more functional groups than commercial lignin and can be used for future applications.
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- Simons Dhara
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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Medronho B, Pereira A, Duarte H, Gentile L, Rosa da Costa AM, Romano A, Olsson U. Probing cellulose-solvent interactions with self-diffusion NMR: Onium hydroxide concentration and co-solvent effects. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 303:120440. [PMID: 36657835 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The molecular self-diffusion coefficients were accessed, for the first time, in solutions of microcrystalline cellulose, dissolved in 30 wt% and 55 wt% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, TBAH (aq), and in mixtures of 40 wt% TBAH (aq) with an organic co-solvent, dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), through pulsed field gradient stimulated echo NMR measurements. A two-state model was applied to estimate α (i.e., average number of ions that "bind" to each anhydroglucose unit) and Pb (i.e., fraction of "bound" molecules of DMSO, TBAH or H2O to cellulose) parameters. The α values suggest that TBA+ ions can bind to cellulose within 0.5 TBA+ to 2.3 TBA+/AGU. On the other hand, the Pb parameter increases when raising cellulose concentration for TBA+, DMSO and water in all solvent systems. Data suggests that TBAH interacts with the ionized OH groups from cellulose forming a sheath of bulky TBA+ counterions which consequently leads to steric hindrance between cellulose chains.
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- B Medronho
- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Gambelas, Ed. 8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal; FSCN Research Center, Surface and Colloid Engineering, Mid Sweden University, SE-851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden.
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- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Gambelas, Ed. 8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Gambelas, Ed. 8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari "Aldo Moro" & CSGI (Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), Via Orabona 4, Bari I-70126, Italy.
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- Algarve Chemistry Research Centre (CIQA), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade do Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus de Gambelas, Ed. 8, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari "Aldo Moro" & CSGI (Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), Via Orabona 4, Bari I-70126, Italy; Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Department and Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Chemistry Department, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden.
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Su C, Guo J, Cheng J, Zhang J, Gao F. Heterogeneous Epoxidation of Microcrystalline Cellulose and the Toughening Effect toward Epoxy Resin. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Chang Su
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, People’s Republic of China
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Iverson ET, Legendre H, Schmieg K, Palen B, Kolibaba TJ, Chiang HC, Grunlan JC. Polyelectrolyte Coacervate Coatings That Dramatically Improve Oxygen Barrier of Paper. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Ethan T. Iverson
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Pawcenis D, Leśniak M, Szumera M, Sitarz M, Profic-Paczkowska J. Effect of hydrolysis time, pH and surfactant type on stability of hydrochloric acid hydrolyzed nanocellulose. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 222:1996-2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Costa C, Medronho B, Filipe A, Romano A, Lindman B, Edlund H, Norgren M. On the formation and stability of cellulose-based emulsions in alkaline systems: Effect of the solvent quality. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 286:119257. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen Y, Fu X, Yu S, Quan K, Zhao C, Shao Z, Ye D, Qi H, Chen P. Parameterization of classical nonpolarizable force field for hydroxide toward the large‐scale molecular dynamics simulation of cellulose in pre‐cooled alkali/urea aqueous solution. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yu Chen
- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Textiles, Ministry of Education Jiangnan University Wuxi Jiangsu Province China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- China Institute of Marine Technology and Economy Beijing China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering Wuyi University Jiangmen Guangdong Province China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong Province China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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Lignin enhances cellulose dissolution in cold alkali. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 274:118661. [PMID: 34702480 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions are extensively used as solvents for lignin in kraft pulping. These are also appealing systems for cellulose dissolution due to their inexpensiveness, ease to recycle and low toxicity. Cellulose dissolution occurs in a narrow concentration region and at low temperatures. Dissolution is often incomplete but additives, such as zinc oxide or urea, have been found to significantly improve cellulose dissolution. In this work, lignin was explored as a possible beneficial additive for cellulose dissolution. Lignin was found to improve cellulose dissolution in cold alkali, extending the NaOH concentration range to lower values. The regenerated cellulose material from the NaOH-lignin solvents was found to have a lower crystallinity and crystallite size than the samples prepared in the neat NaOH and NaOH-urea solvents. Beneficial lignin-cellulose interactions in solution state appear to be preserved under coagulation and regeneration, reducing the tendency of crystallization of cellulose.
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Hata Y, Serizawa T. Robust Gels Composed of Self-Assembled Cello-oligosaccharide Networks. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Yuuki Hata
- Division of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-H121 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Hata Y, Serizawa T. Self-assembly of cellulose for creating green materials with tailor-made nanostructures. J Mater Chem B 2021; 9:3944-3966. [PMID: 33908581 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb00339a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Inspired by living systems, biomolecules have been employed in vitro as building blocks for creating advanced nanostructured materials. In regard to nucleic acids, peptides, and lipids, their self-assembly pathways and resulting assembled structures are mostly encoded in their molecular structures. On the other hand, outside of its chain length, cellulose, a polysaccharide, lacks structural diversity; therefore, it is challenging to direct this homopolymer to controllably assemble into ordered nanostructures. Nevertheless, the properties of cellulose assemblies are outstanding in terms of their robustness and inertness, and these assemblies are attractive for constructing versatile materials. In this review article, we summarize recent research progress on the self-assembly of cellulose and the applications of assembled cellulose materials, especially for biomedical use. Given that cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, gaining control over cellulose assembly represents a promising route for producing green materials with tailor-made nanostructures.
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- Yuuki Hata
- Division of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-H121 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.
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Hata Y, Yoneda S, Tanaka S, Sawada T, Serizawa T. Structured liquids with interfacial robust assemblies of a nonionic crystalline surfactant. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 590:487-494. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.01.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kishani S, Benselfelt T, Wågberg L, Wohlert J. Entropy drives the adsorption of xyloglucan to cellulose surfaces - A molecular dynamics study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 588:485-493. [PMID: 33429345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The adsorption of nonionic polymers to cellulose is of large importance both in the plant cell wall during synthesis and for the development of sustainable materials from wood. Here, the thermodynamics of adsorption of the polysaccharide xyloglucan (XG) to both native and chemically modified cellulose with carboxyl groups was investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The free energy of adsorption was calculated as the potential of mean force between an XG oligomer and model cellulose surfaces in a range of temperatures from 298 K to 360 K. It was found that the adsorption near room temperature is an endothermic process dominated by the entropy of released interfacial water molecules. This was corroborated by quantitative assessment of the absolute entropy per water molecule both at the interface and in the bulk. In the case of native cellulose, the adsorption became exothermic at higher temperatures, while the relatively strong interactions between water and the charged groups of the oxidized cellulose impede such a transition. The results also indicate that the extraction of strongly associated hemicelluloses would be facilitated by low temperature.
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- Saina Kishani
- Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden; Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden
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- Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden; Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden
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- Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden; Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden
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- Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden; Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044, Sweden.
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Dissolution and Interaction of Cellulose Carbamate in NaOH/ZnO Aqueous Solutions. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13071092. [PMID: 33808408 PMCID: PMC8037852 DOI: 10.3390/polym13071092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The dissolution and molecular interactions of cellulose carbamate (CC) in NaOH/ZnO aqueous solutions were studied using optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), 1H NMR, dynamic light scattering (DLS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and molecular dynamic simulation. The dissolution of CC in NaOH/ZnO aqueous solutions using the freezing–thawing method was an exothermic process, and the lower temperature was favorable for the dissolution of CC. ZnO dissolved in NaOH aqueous solutions with the formation of Zn(OH)42−, and no free Zn2+ ions existed in the solvents. NaOH/Na2Zn(OH)4 system formed strong interactions with the hydroxyl groups of CC to improve its solubility and the stability of CC solution. The results indicate that 7 wt% NaOH/1.6 wt% ZnO aqueous solution was the most appropriate solvent for the dissolution of CC. This work revealed the dissolution interaction of CC-NaOH/ZnO solutions, which is beneficial for the industrialization of the CarbaCell process.
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Desoxyribosenucleic acid, DNA, and cellulose molecules self-assemble in aqueous systems. This aggregation is the basis of the important functions of these biological macromolecules. Both DNA and cellulose have significant polar and nonpolar parts and there is a delicate balance between hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions. The hydrophilic interactions related to net charges have been thoroughly studied and are well understood. On the other hand, the detailed roles of hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions have remained controversial. It is found that the contributions of hydrophobic interactions in driving important processes, like the double-helix formation of DNA and the aqueous dissolution of cellulose, are dominating whereas the net contribution from hydrogen bonding is small. In reviewing the roles of different interactions for DNA and cellulose it is useful to compare with the self-assembly features of surfactants, the simplest case of amphiphilic molecules. Pertinent information on the amphiphilic character of cellulose and DNA can be obtained from the association with surfactants, as well as on modifying the hydrophobic interactions by additives.
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Crystalline stability of cellulose III nanocrystals in the hydrothermal treatment and NaOH solution. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 249:116827. [PMID: 32933674 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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To better understand the system and conversion of cellulose allomorphs, cellulose III nanocrystals (CNC-III) were used to investigate the crystalline stability of cellulose III in the hydrothermal condition and a lower concentrated NaOH-water system. It was shown that H2O or alkali played an important role in the process of polymorphic transformation. The CNC-III allomorph turned back to cellulose I with an extremely low crystallinity (∼4.18 %) during hydrothermal process at 90-95 °C, or cellulose II when the temperature excessed boiling point (≥100 °C). Furthermore, CNC-III could be rapidly dissolved in an aqueous NaOH (∼7 wt.%) without a pre-cooled treatment to obtain its stable solution. Afterwards, cellulose II with a steady average crystallite size (∼34) was acquired after the regeneration process via dialysis with distilled water. The polymorphic transformation was also analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR).
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Polyethyleneimine modified carbohydrate doped thin film composite nanofiltration membrane for purification of drinking water. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Probing Interactions in Combined Hydroxide Base Solvents for Improving Dissolution of Cellulose. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12061310. [PMID: 32521817 PMCID: PMC7362248 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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To further understand cellulose-solvent interactions in aqueous hydroxide solutions, cellulose behavior in aqueous solutions of NaOH combined with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) or benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (Triton B), as well as urea, was investigated. The rheological properties of the solutions were assessed through flow sweeps at different temperatures, and the intermolecular interactions were probed using solvatochromic dyes. The results showed that NaOH combined with TMAH had synergistic effects on cellulose dissolution and was a better solvent for cellulose than the combination of NaOH with Triton B, in spite of the superior dissolution ability of Triton B alone. This somewhat unexpected finding shows that the base pair needs to be selected with care. Interestingly, addition of urea had no significant effect on the solvatochromic parameters or dissolution capacity of solutions of Triton B but rendered improved stability of solutions containing NaOH and/or TMAH. It seems that both urea and Triton B weaken the hydrophobic assembly effect of these solutions, but urea is excluded from interacting with cellulose in the presence of Triton B. This study provides further insight into dissolution of cellulose and the possibility of utilizing combinations of hydroxide bases to achieve improved solution properties.
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Ahn E, Kim T, Jeon Y, Kim BS. A4 Paper Chemistry: Synthesis of a Versatile and Chemically Modifiable Cellulose Membrane. ACS NANO 2020; 14:6173-6180. [PMID: 32352742 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Multifunctional cellulose membranes were developed from A4-sized printing paper via chemical modification. A4 paper is a widely used and easily accessible product with high cellulose content. Inspired by cellulose chemistry, we report a simple modification of the A4 paper, converting it from a common office supply to a user-modifiable functionalized cellulose membrane for practical applications. The hydroxyl groups of cellulose enable a facile tuning of its internal structure and polarity via chemical modification. In addition, the functionalized cellulose membrane has more stable mechanical strength compared to commercial cellulose-based filtration membranes. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrate the separation of a water/oil mixture using the functionalized A4 membrane; we have extended this idea to origami-assisted membrane applications. Finally, this versatile A4 paper chemistry may offer a promising strategy for the development of functional membranes.
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- Eungjin Ahn
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Crawford B, Ismail AE. Insight into Cellulose Dissolution with the Tetrabutylphosphonium Chloride-Water Mixture using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12030627. [PMID: 32182932 PMCID: PMC7183325 DOI: 10.3390/polym12030627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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All-atom molecular dynamics simulations are utilized to determine the properties and mechanisms of cellulose dissolution using the ionic liquid tetrabutylphosphonium chloride (TBPCl)–water mixture, from 63.1 to 100 mol % water. The hydrogen bonding between small and large cellulose bundles with 18 and 88 strands, respectively, is compared for all concentrations. The Cl, TBP, and water enable cellulose dissolution by working together to form a cooperative mechanism capable of separating the cellulose strands from the bundle. The chloride anions initiate the cellulose breakup, and water assists in delaying the cellulose strand reformation; the TBP cation then more permanently separates the cellulose strands from the bundle. The chloride anion provides a net negative pairwise energy, offsetting the net positive pairwise energy of the peeling cellulose strand. The TBP–peeling cellulose strand has a uniquely favorable and potentially net negative pairwise energy contribution in the TBPCl–water solution, which may partially explain why it is capable of dissolving cellulose at moderate temperatures and high water concentrations. The cellulose dissolution declines rapidly with increasing water concentration as hydrogen bond lifetimes of the chloride–cellulose hydroxyl hydrogens fall below the cellulose’s largest intra-strand hydrogen bonding lifetime.
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Johns MA, Lewandowska AE, Green E, Eichhorn SJ. Employing photoluminescence to rapidly follow aggregation and dispersion of cellulose nanofibrils. Analyst 2020; 145:4836-4843. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an00868k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Multichannel confocal spectroscopy enables tracking of time dependent, spatially resolved changes in the physicochemical environment of cellulose nanofibrils due to variation in emission intensity ratios.
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- Marcus A. Johns
- Department of Aerospace Engineering
- Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS)
- University of Bristol
- Bristol BS8 1TR
- UK
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering
- Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS)
- University of Bristol
- Bristol BS8 1TR
- UK
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- College of Engineering
- Mathematics and Physical Sciences
- University of Exeter
- Exeter EX4 4QL
- UK
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering
- Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS)
- University of Bristol
- Bristol BS8 1TR
- UK
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Walters MG, Mando AD, Matthew Reichert W, West CW, West KN, Rabideau BD. The role of urea in the solubility of cellulose in aqueous quaternary ammonium hydroxide. RSC Adv 2020; 10:5919-5929. [PMID: 35497420 PMCID: PMC9049597 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra07989k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We examine the role of water and urea in cellulose solubility in tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAH). Molecular dynamics simulations were performed for several different solvent compositions with a fixed cellulose fraction. For each composition, two simulations were carried out with cellulose fixed in each of the crystalline and the dissolved states. From the enthalpy and the entropy of the two states, the difference in Gibbs free energy (ΔG) and hence the spontaneity is determined. A comparison with solubility experiments showed a strong correlation between the calculated ΔG and the experimental measurements. A breakdown of the enthalpic and entropic contributions reveals the roles of water and urea in solubility. At high water concentration, a drop in solubility is attributed to both increased enthalpy and decreased entropy of dissolution. Water displaces strong IL–cellulose interactions for weaker water–cellulose interactions, resulting in an overall enthalpy increase. This is accompanied by a strong decrease in entropy, which is primarily attributed to both water and the entropy of mixing. Adding urea to TBAH(aq) increases solubility by an addition to the mixing term and by reducing losses in solvent entropy upon dissolution. In the absence of urea, the flexible [TBA]+ ions lose substantial degrees of freedom when they interact with cellulose. When urea is present, it partially replaces [TBA]+ and to a lesser extent OH− near cellulose, losing less entropy because of its rigid structure. This suggests that one way to boost the dissolving power of an ionic liquid is to limit the number of degrees of freedom from the outset. We examine the role of water and urea in cellulose solubility in tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAH).![]()
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- Mikayla G. Walters
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- The University of South Alabama
- Mobile
- USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- The University of South Alabama
- Mobile
- USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- The University of South Alabama
- Mobile
- USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- The University of South Alabama
- Mobile
- USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- The University of South Alabama
- Mobile
- USA
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Cellulose in Ionic Liquids and Alkaline Solutions: Advances in the Mechanisms of Biopolymer Dissolution and Regeneration. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:polym11121917. [PMID: 31766402 PMCID: PMC6960809 DOI: 10.3390/polym11121917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This review is focused on assessment of solvents for cellulose dissolution and the mechanism of regeneration of the dissolved biopolymer. The solvents of interest are imidazole-based ionic liquids, quaternary ammonium electrolytes, salts of super-bases, and their binary mixtures with molecular solvents. We briefly discuss the mechanism of cellulose dissolution and address the strategies for assessing solvent efficiency, as inferred from its physico-chemical properties. In addition to the favorable effect of lower cellulose solution rheology, microscopic solvent/solution properties, including empirical polarity, Lewis acidity, Lewis basicity, and dipolarity/polarizability are determinants of cellulose dissolution. We discuss how these microscopic properties are calculated from the UV-Vis spectra of solvatochromic probes, and their use to explain the observed solvent efficiency order. We dwell briefly on use of other techniques, in particular NMR and theoretical calculations for the same purpose. Once dissolved, cellulose is either regenerated in different physical shapes, or derivatized under homogeneous conditions. We discuss the mechanism of, and the steps involved in cellulose regeneration, via formation of mini-sheets, association into “mini-crystals”, and convergence into larger crystalline and amorphous regions. We discuss the use of different techniques, including FTIR, X-ray diffraction, and theoretical calculations to probe the forces involved in cellulose regeneration.
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Pawcenis D, Chlebda DK, Jędrzejczyk RJ, Leśniak M, Sitarz M, Łojewska J. Preparation of silver nanoparticles using different fractions of TEMPO-oxidized nanocellulose. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Molecular insight into the wetting behavior and amphiphilic character of cellulose nanocrystals. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 267:15-25. [PMID: 30884357 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The study of nanocellulose is a field of growing interest due to its many applications and its use in the development of biocompatible and eco-friendly materials. In spite of the vast number of studies in the field, many questions about the role of the molecular structure in the properties of cellulose are still subject of debate. One of these fundamental questions is the possible amphiphilic nature of cellulose and the relative role of hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic effect on the interactions of cellulose. In this work we present an extensive molecular dynamics simulation study of this question by analyzing the wetting of cellulose with water and organic solvent, its interaction with hydrophilic and hydrophobic ions and its interaction with a protein (human epidermal growth factor, hEGF). We consider two characteristic cellulose crystal planes of Iβ cellulose with very different roughness, different hydrogen bonding capability and different exposure of cellulose hydrophobic groups (the (010) plane which has exposed -OH groups and the (100) plane with buried -OH groups). Our results show that both surfaces are simultaneously hydrophilic and lipophilic, with both surfaces having very similar contact angles. In spite of the global similarity of wetting of both surfaces, the molecular details of wetting are very different and substantial local wetting heterogeneities (which strongly depend on the surface) appear for both solvents. We also observe a weak interaction of both surfaces with hydrophobic and hydrophilic solutes. These weak interactions are attributed to the simultaneous lipophilic and hydrophilic character of both (100) and (010) cellulose surfaces. Interestingly, we found a substantial interaction of both cellulose planes with polar and apolar residues of the hEGF protein.
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Pacheco MR, Barbosa SC, Quadrado RFN, Fajardo AR, Dias D. Glassy carbon electrode modified with carbon black and cross-linked alginate film: a new voltammetric electrode for paraquat determination. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:3269-3280. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01769-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ru G, Wu S, Yan X, Liu B, Gong P, Wang L, Feng J. Inverse solubility of chitin/chitosan in aqueous alkali solvents at low temperature. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 206:487-492. [PMID: 30553349 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The low-temperature dissolving mechanism of chitin/chitosan in the alkali (LiOH, NaOH and KOH) aqueous solvents has not been well established yet. As revealed by our XRD and NMR methods, the prepared deacetylated chitins can be categorized as chitin (DA = 0.94-0.74), chitosan I (DA = 0.53-0.25) and chitosan II (DA < 0.25). Aqueous alkali exhibits fully different dissolving power in the above three regions, i.e., KOH > NaOH >> LiOH for chitin, KOH ≈ LiOH ≈ NaOH for chitosan I, and inverse LiOH >> KOH > NaOH for chitosan II. While in the two-alkali mixed solvent, NaOH or KOH can destroy the interaction of LiOH with D9 (chitosan II region) in the order of NaOH >> KOH, but LiOH cannot destroy the interaction of KOH with raw chitin. The varied solubility of chitin/chitosan in alkali solvent is suggested to be from the cation's preferential interaction rather than OH- ion and low temperature.
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- Geying Ru
- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan 430071, People's Republic of China.
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Khaldi Z, Ouk TS, Zerrouki R. Synthesis and antibacterial properties of thymol and carvacrol grafted onto lignocellulosic kraft fibers. J BIOACT COMPAT POL 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/0883911518783227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bacterial infections and surface contaminations are worrying public health issues. It becomes urgent to find solutions. One of the ways to limit bacterial proliferation is to develop new antimicrobial materials. The phenolic compounds of essential oils like thymol and carvacrol, are attractive antibacterial candidates, which have gained great popularity in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. This work describes the elaboration of bioinspired antibacterial materials. Thymol and carvacrol are linked to kraft pulp fibers, via triazine link. This novel material has been investigated for its antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The developed materials show very interesting antibacterial activity. The grafting of thymol and carvacrol by covalent bond allows to avoid the problem of their release and, thus, could maintain the antibacterial properties of support.
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- Zineb Khaldi
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Université de Limoges, Limoges, France
- Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Lignocellulosiques, Université du Québec À Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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Mujtaba M, Kaya M, Akyuz L, Erdonmez D, Akyuz B, Sargin I. Detailed adsorption mechanism of plasmid DNA by newly isolated cellulose from waste flower spikes of Thypa latifolia using quantum chemical calculations. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 102:914-923. [PMID: 28457957 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Muhammad Mujtaba
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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- Aksaray University, Technical Vocational School, Department of Chemistry Technology, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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Gubitosi M, Nosrati P, Koder Hamid M, Kuczera S, Behrens MA, Johansson EG, Olsson U. Stable, metastable and unstable cellulose solutions. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2017; 4:170487. [PMID: 28878996 PMCID: PMC5579112 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We have characterized the dissolution state of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, TBAH(aq), at different concentrations of TBAH, by means of turbidity and small-angle X-ray scattering. The solubility of cellulose increases with increasing TBAH concentration, which is consistent with solubilization driven by neutralization. When comparing the two polymorphs, the solubility of cellulose I is higher than that of cellulose II. This has the consequence that the dissolution of MCC (cellulose I) may create a supersaturated solution with respect to cellulose II. As for the dissolution state of cellulose, we identify three different regimes. (i) In the stable regime, corresponding to concentrations below the solubility of cellulose II, cellulose is molecularly dissolved and the solutions are thermodynamically stable. (ii) In the metastable regime, corresponding to lower supersaturations with respect to cellulose II, a minor aggregation of cellulose occurs and the solutions are kinetically stable. (iii) In the unstable regime, corresponding to larger supersaturations, there is macroscopic precipitation of cellulose II from solution. Finally, we also discuss strong alkali solvents in general and compare TBAH(aq) with the classical NaOH(aq) solvent.
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- Marta Gubitosi
- Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Nicol TWJ, Isobe N, Clark JH, Shimizu S. Statistical thermodynamics unveils the dissolution mechanism of cellobiose. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:23106-23112. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04647b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Statistical thermodynamic analysis of cellobiose solubility in aqueous salts sheds light on the mechanism of cellulose solubilization on a molecular scale.
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- Thomas W. J. Nicol
- York Structural Biology Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- University of York
- York YO10 5DD
- UK
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
- Yokosuka
- Japan
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
- Department of Chemistry
- University of York
- York YO10 5DD
- UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- University of York
- York YO10 5DD
- UK
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Lindman B, Medronho B, Alves L, Costa C, Edlund H, Norgren M. The relevance of structural features of cellulose and its interactions to dissolution, regeneration, gelation and plasticization phenomena. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02409f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The interactions and structural properties of cellulose influence different phenomena.
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- Björn Lindman
- FSCN
- Mid Sweden University
- SE-851 70 Sundsvall
- Sweden
- Physical Chemistry
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- Faculty of Sciences and Technology (MeditBio)
- Ed. 8
- University of Algarve
- 8005-139 Faro
- Portugal
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- CQC
- University of Coimbra
- Department of Chemistry
- 3004-535 Coimbra
- Portugal
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- FSCN
- Mid Sweden University
- SE-851 70 Sundsvall
- Sweden
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