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Ede SR, Yu H, Sung CH, Kisailus D. Bio-Inspired Functional Materials for Environmental Applications. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2301227. [PMID: 38133492 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, there is an urgent need for advanced materials that can address existing and developing environmental issues. Many current synthesis processes are environmentally unfriendly and often lack control over size, shape, and phase of resulting materials. Based on knowledge from biological synthesis and assembly processes, as well as their resulting functions (e.g., photosynthesis, self-healing, anti-fouling, etc.), researchers are now beginning to leverage these biological blueprints to advance bio-inspired pathways for functional materials for water treatment, air purification and sensing. The result has been the development of novel materials that demonstrate enhanced performance and address sustainability. Here, an overview of the progress and potential of bio-inspired methods toward functional materials for environmental applications is provided. The challenges and opportunities for this rapidly expanding field and aim to provide a valuable resource for researchers and engineers interested in developing sustainable and efficient processes and technologies is discussed.
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- Sivasankara Rao Ede
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA
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Tang Z, Lin X, Yu M, Mondal AK, Wu H. Recent advances in TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers: Oxidation mechanism, characterization, properties and applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 259:129081. [PMID: 38161007 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.129081] [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: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Cellulose is the richest renewable polymer source on the earth. TEMPO-mediated oxidized cellulose nanofibers are deduced from enormously available wood biomass and functionalized with carboxyl groups. The preparation procedure of TOCNFs is more environmentally friendly compared to other cellulose, for example, MFC and CNCs. Due to the presence of functional carboxyl groups, TOCNF-based materials have been studied widely in different fields, including biomedicine, wastewater treatment, bioelectronics and others. In this review, the TEMPO oxidation mechanism, the properties and applications of TOCNFs are elaborated. Most importantly, the recent advanced applications and the beneficial role of TOCNFs in the various abovementioned fields are discussed. Furthermore, the performances and research progress on the fabrication of TOCNFs are summarized. It is expected that this timely review will help further research on the invention of novel material from TOCNFs and its applications in different advanced fields, including biomedicine, bioelectronics, wastewater treatment, and the energy sector.
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- Zuwu Tang
- School of Materials and Packaging Engineering, Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350300, PR China
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- School of Materials and Packaging Engineering, Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350300, PR China
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- School of Materials and Packaging Engineering, Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350300, PR China; College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Plant Fiber Functional Materials, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China
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- Institute of National Analytical Research and Service, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh.
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China; National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Plant Fiber Functional Materials, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, PR China.
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Abadi PGS, Irani M, Rad LR. Mechanisms of the removal of the metal ions, dyes, and drugs from wastewaters by the electrospun nanofiber membranes. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2022.104625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Krupková A, Müllerová M, Petrickovic R, Strašák T. On the Edge between Organic Solvent Nanofiltration and Ultrafiltration: Characterization of Regenerated Cellulose Membrane with Aspect on Dendrimer Purification and Recycling. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fortea-Verdejo M, Jiang Q, Bismarck A, Mautner A. Foaming of oxidized nanocellulose for the preparation of high-flux water filters. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-022-03014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AbstractTreatment of polluted water is an important task to secure access to clean water also for future generations. Filters are an efficient means to reject various pollutants on a wide range of size scales either by size-exclusion or electrostatic interaction, respectively. Commonly, filters and membranes from various synthetic materials are employed for these applications. Recently, filters based on renewable (nano) cellulose papers and coatings emerged as sustainable alternative to synthetic materials usually utilized. However, fabrication of such paper network structures from aqueous suspension by filtration processes is a time-consuming process caused by the high water holding capacity of highly hydrophilic and negatively charged nanocellulose fibrils. To optimize the preparation of nanocellulose coated filters, substitution of water by air and thus generating nanocellulose foams that are collapsed onto a substrate would be an appealing approach. Here we present the development of foams from negatively charged TEMPO-oxidized nanocellulose by screening various surfactants and concentrations to generate a foam stable enough to be transferred onto a viscose substrate. Foams were collapsed by oven consolidation, positive pressure filtration, or hot-pressing, respectively. Consolidated filters were tested for their water permeance and rejection of heavy metal ions using copper ions as model system. Very high permeances competitive to commercial filters based on synthetic polymers were achieved. Furthermore, adsorption capacities for copper of up to 70 mg/g were found. This is close to adsorption capacities reported for negatively charged TEMPO-oxidized nanocellulose in conventional batch-wise static adsorption. However, in the current process adsorption takes place during filtration of water through filters in a continuous process which constitutes a tremendous advantage.
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Zhang S, Vanessa C, Khan A, Ali N, Malik S, Shah S, Bilal M, Yang Y, Akhter MS, Iqbal HMN. Prospecting cellulose fibre-reinforced composite membranes for sustainable remediation and mitigation of emerging contaminants. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 305:135291. [PMID: 35760128 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Many environmental pollutants caused by uncontrolled urbanization and rapid industrial growth have provoked serious concerns worldwide. These pollutants, including toxic metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, and petroleum hydrocarbons, unenviably compromise the water quality and manifest a severe menace to aquatic entities and human beings. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to acquaint bio-nanocomposites with the capability to remove and decontaminate this extensive range of emerging pollutants. Recently, considerable emphasis has been devoted to developing low-cost novel materials obtained from natural resources accompanied by minimal toxicity to the environment. One such component is cellulose, naturally the most abundant organic polymer found in nature. Given bio-renewable sources, natural abundance, and impressive nanofibril arrangement, cellulose-reinforced composites are widely engineered and utilized for multiple applications, such as wastewater decontamination, energy storage devices, drug delivery systems, paper and pulp industries, construction industries, and adhesives, etc. Environmental remediation prospective is among the fascinating application of these cellulose-reinforced composites. This review discusses the structural attributes of cellulose, types of cellulose fibrils-based nano-biocomposites, preparatory techniques, and the potential of cellulose-based composites to remediate a diverse array of organic and inorganic pollutants in wastewater.
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- Shizhong Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an, 223003, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an, 223003, China
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KPK, Pakistan
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huai'an, 223003, China
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Science, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico.
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Iqbal D, Zhao Y, Zhao R, Russell SJ, Ning X. A Review on Nanocellulose and Superhydrophobic Features for Advanced Water Treatment. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:2343. [PMID: 35745924 PMCID: PMC9229312 DOI: 10.3390/polym14122343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Globally, developing countries require access to safe drinking water to support human health and facilitate long-term sustainable development, in which waste management and control are critical tasks. As the most plentiful, renewable biopolymer on earth, cellulose has significant utility in the delivery of potable water for human consumption. Herein, recent developments in the application of nanoscale cellulose and cellulose derivatives for water treatment are reviewed, with reference to the properties and structure of the material. The potential application of nanocellulose as a primary component for water treatment is linked to its high aspect ratio, high surface area, and the high number of hydroxyl groups available for molecular interaction with heavy metals, dyes, oil-water separation, and other chemical impurities. The ability of superhydrophobic nanocellulose-based textiles as functional fabrics is particularly acknowledged as designed structures for advanced water treatment systems. This review covers the adsorption of heavy metals and chemical impurities like dyes, oil-water separation, as well as nanocellulose and nanostructured derivative membranes, and superhydrophobic coatings, suitable for adsorbing chemical and biological pollutants, including microorganisms.
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- Danish Iqbal
- Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (D.I.); (Y.Z.); (R.Z.)
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- Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (D.I.); (Y.Z.); (R.Z.)
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- Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (D.I.); (Y.Z.); (R.Z.)
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- Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC), School of Design, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK;
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- Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (D.I.); (Y.Z.); (R.Z.)
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Nanofiltration Performance of Glutaraldehyde Crosslinked Graphene Oxide-Cellulose Nanofiber Membrane. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Alhweij H, Carolina Emanuelsson EA, Shahid S, Wenk J. High performance in-situ tuned self-doped polyaniline (PANI) membranes for organic solvent (nano)filtration. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Varghese RT, Cherian RM, Antony T, Tharayil A, Das H, Kargarzadeh H, Chirayil CJ, Thomas S. A REVIEW ON THE APT BIOADSORBENT MEMBRANE- NANOCELLULOSE FOR EFFECTIVE REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2022.100209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Das R, Lindström T, Sharma PR, Chi K, Hsiao BS. Nanocellulose for Sustainable Water Purification. Chem Rev 2022; 122:8936-9031. [PMID: 35330990 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large surface area, versatile reactive sites or functionalities, and scaffolding stability to host inorganic nanoparticles. This class of nanomaterials offers new opportunities for a broad spectrum of applications for clean water production that were once thought impractical. This Review covers substantial discussions based on evaluative judgments of the recent literature and technical advancements in the fields of coagulation/flocculation, adsorption, photocatalysis, and membrane filtration for water decontamination through proper understanding of fundamental knowledge of NC, such as purity, crystallinity, surface chemistry and charge, suspension rheology, morphology, mechanical properties, and film stability. To supplement these, discussions on low-cost and scalable NC extraction, new characterizations including solution small-angle X-ray scattering evaluation, and structure-property relationships of NC are also reviewed. Identifying knowledge gaps and drawing perspectives could generate guidance to overcome uncertainties associated with the adaptation of NC-enabled water purification technologies. Furthermore, the topics of simultaneous removal of multipollutants disposal and proper handling of post/spent NC are discussed. We believe NC-enabled remediation nanomaterials can be integrated into a broad range of water treatments, greatly improving the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of water purification.
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- Rasel Das
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States.,KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, United States
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Sadare OO, Yoro KO, Moothi K, Daramola MO. Lignocellulosic Biomass-Derived Nanocellulose Crystals as Fillers in Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Review. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12030320. [PMID: 35323795 PMCID: PMC8951035 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12030320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The improvement of membrane applications for wastewater treatment has been a focal point of research in recent times, with a wide variety of efforts being made to enhance the performance, integrity and environmental friendliness of the existing membrane materials. Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are sustainable nanomaterials derived from microorganisms and plants with promising potential in wastewater treatment. Cellulose nanomaterials offer a satisfactory alternative to other environmentally harmful nanomaterials. However, only a few review articles on this important field are available in the open literature, especially in membrane applications for wastewater treatment. This review briefly highlights the circular economy of waste lignocellulosic biomass and the isolation of CNCs from waste lignocellulosic biomass for membrane applications. The surface chemical functionalization technique for the preparation of CNC-based materials with the desired functional groups and properties is outlined. Recent uses of CNC-based materials in membrane applications for wastewater treatment are presented. In addition, the assessment of the environmental impacts of CNCs, cellulose extraction, the production techniques of cellulose products, cellulose product utilization, and their end-of-life disposal are briefly discussed. Furthermore, the challenges and prospects for the development of CNC from waste biomass for application in wastewater treatment are discussed extensively. Finally, this review unraveled some important perceptions on the prospects of CNC-based materials, especially in membrane applications for the treatment of wastewater.
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- Olawumi O. Sadare
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering the Built Environment, Doornfontein Campus, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +27-843618562
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- Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering the Built Environment, Doornfontein Campus, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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Pöhler T, Mautner A, Aguilar-Sanchez A, Hansmann B, Kunnari V, Grönroos A, Rissanen V, Siqueira G, Mathew AP, Tammelin T. Pilot-scale modification of polyethersulfone membrane with a size and charge selective nanocellulose layer. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reishofer D, Resel R, Sattelkow J, Fischer WJ, Niegelhell K, Mohan T, Kleinschek KS, Amenitsch H, Plank H, Tammelin T, Kontturi E, Spirk S. Humidity Response of Cellulose Thin Films. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:1148-1157. [PMID: 35225593 PMCID: PMC8924868 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cellulose–water
interactions are crucial to understand biological
processes as well as to develop tailor made cellulose-based products.
However, the main challenge to study these interactions is the diversity
of natural cellulose fibers and alterations in their supramolecular
structure. Here, we study the humidity response of different, well-defined,
ultrathin cellulose films as a function of industrially relevant treatments
using different techniques. As treatments, drying at elevated temperature,
swelling, and swelling followed by drying at elevated temperatures
were chosen. The cellulose films were prepared by spin coating a soluble
cellulose derivative, trimethylsilyl cellulose, onto solid substrates
followed by conversion to cellulose by HCl vapor. For the highest
investigated humidity levels (97%), the layer thickness increased
by ca. 40% corresponding to the incorporation of 3.6 molecules of
water per anhydroglucose unit (AGU), independent of the cellulose
source used. The aforementioned treatments affected this ratio significantly
with drying being the most notable procedure (2.0 and 2.6 molecules
per AGU). The alterations were investigated in real time with X-ray
reflectivity and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation, equipped
with a humidity module to obtain information about changes in the
thickness, roughness, and electron density of the films and qualitatively
confirmed using grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering measurements
using synchrotron irradiation.
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- David Reishofer
- Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 23, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 16, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis, Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 17, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 23, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 23, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Biobased Systems, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Biobased Systems, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9, Graz 8010, Austria
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- Institute for Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis, Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 17, Graz 8010, Austria
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- High Performance Fibre Products, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd, Espoo FI-02044 VTT, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 23, Graz 8010, Austria
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Salama A, Abouzeid R, Leong WS, Jeevanandam J, Samyn P, Dufresne A, Bechelany M, Barhoum A. Nanocellulose-Based Materials for Water Treatment: Adsorption, Photocatalytic Degradation, Disinfection, Antifouling, and Nanofiltration. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:3008. [PMID: 34835769 PMCID: PMC8620168 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nanocelluloses are promising bio-nano-materials for use as water treatment materials in environmental protection and remediation. Over the past decades, they have been integrated via novel nanoengineering approaches for water treatment processes. This review aims at giving an overview of nanocellulose requirements concerning emerging nanotechnologies of waster treatments and purification, i.e., adsorption, absorption, flocculation, photocatalytic degradation, disinfection, antifouling, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis. Firstly, the nanocellulose synthesis methods (mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological), unique properties (sizes, geometries, and surface chemistry) were presented and their use for capturing and removal of wastewater pollutants was explained. Secondly, different chemical modification approaches surface functionalization (with functional groups, polymers, and nanoparticles) for enhancing the surface chemistry of the nanocellulose for enabling the effective removal of specific pollutants (suspended particles, microorganisms, hazardous metals ions, organic dyes, drugs, pesticides fertilizers, and oils) were highlighted. Thirdly, new fabrication approaches (solution casting, thermal treatment, electrospinning, 3D printing) that integrated nanocelluloses (spherical nanoparticles, nanowhiskers, nanofibers) to produce water treatment materials (individual composite nanoparticles, hydrogels, aerogels, sponges, membranes, and nanopapers) were covered. Finally, the major challenges and future perspectives concerning the applications of nanocellulose based materials in water treatment and purification were highlighted.
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- Ahmed Salama
- Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt; (A.S.); (R.A.)
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- Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt; (A.S.); (R.A.)
- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LGP2, F-38000 Grenoble, France;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore;
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- CQM—Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Campus da Penteada, Universidade da Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal;
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- Institute for Materials Research (MO-IMOMEC), Applied and Analytical Chemistry, University of Hasselt, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium;
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LGP2, F-38000 Grenoble, France;
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- NanoStruc Research Group, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Helwan 11795, Egypt
- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, D09 Y074 Dublin, Ireland
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R R, Thomas D, Philip E, Paul SA, Madhavan A, Sindhu R, Binod P, Pugazhendhi A, Sirohi R, Tarafdar A, Pandey A. Potential of nanocellulose for wastewater treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 281:130738. [PMID: 34004518 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Wastewater management has significant interest worldwide to establish viable treatment techniques to ensure the availability of clean water. The specialities of nanocellulose for this particular application is due to their high aspect ratio and accessibility of plenty of -OH groups for binding with dyes, heavy metals and other pollutants. This review aggregates the application of nanocellulose for wastewater treatment particularly as adsorbents of dyes and heavy metals, and also as membranes for filtering various other contaminants including microbes. The membrane technologies are proven to be effective relating to their durability and separation effectiveness. The commercial scale application of nanocellulose based materials in water treatment processes depend on various factors like routes of synthesis, surface modifications, hydrophilic/hydrophobic, porosity, durability etc. The recent developments on production of novel adsorbents or membranes encourage the implementation of nanocellulose based cleaner technologies for wastewater treatment.
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- Reshmy R
- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, 690 110, Kerala, India.
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, 690 110, Kerala, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, 690 110, Kerala, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, 690 110, Kerala, India
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- Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 014, Kerala, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Innovative Green Product Synthesis and Renewable Environment Development Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Department of Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263 145, India
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- Division of Livestock Production and Management, ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR- Indian Institute for Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), 31 MG Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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Biocellulose for Treatment of Wastewaters Generated by Energy Consuming Industries: A Review. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14165066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Water and energy are two of the most important resources used by humanity. Discharging highly polluting wastewater without prior treatment is known to adversely affect water potability, agriculture, aquatic life and even society. One of the greatest threats to water sources are contaminated effluents, which can be of residential or industrial origin and whose disposal in nature must comply with specific laws aimed at reducing their environmental impact. As the oil industry is closely related to energy consumption, it is among the sectors most responsible for global pollution. The damage caused by this industrial sector is present in all countries, whose legislations require companies to carry out wastewater treatment before disposal or recycling in their production process. Bacterial cellulose membranes have been shown to be efficient as filters for the removal of various contaminants, including biological and chemical agents or heavy metals. Therefore, their use could make an important contribution to bio-based technological development in the circular economy. Moreover, they can be used to produce new materials for industry, taking into consideration current environmental preservation policies aimed at a more efficient use of energy. This review aims to compare and describe the applications of cellulose membranes in the treatment of these effluents.
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Yang KY, Wloch D, Lee KY. TEMPO-oxidised nanocellulose hydrogels and self-standing films derived from bacterial cellulose nanopaper. RSC Adv 2021; 11:28352-28360. [PMID: 35480772 PMCID: PMC9038016 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra04190h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Hydrogels derived from TEMPO-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils (TOCNs) are not robust and inherently water unstable if the TOCNs are not crosslinked or coated with a water-swellable polymer. Furthermore, the manufacturing of self-standing TOCN films is still a challenge due to the small TOCN diameter and the viscosifying effect of TOCNs. Here, we report the TEMPO-mediated oxidation of bacterial cellulose (BC) nanopaper as a route to produce robust and water stable TOCN hydrogels without the need of additional additives or crosslinking steps. Pristine BC pellicle was first press-dried into a dried and well-consolidated BC nanopaper, followed by TEMPO-oxidation at various NaClO concentrations. The oxidation reaction introduced carboxylate moieties onto the exposed BC nanofibrils within the nanopaper network structure. This then led to the expansion and swelling of the nanopaper into a hydrogel. A swelling ratio of up to 100 times the original thickness of the BC nanopaper was observed upon TEMPO-oxidation. The water retention value of the TEMPO-oxidised BC hydrogels was also found to increase with increasing carboxylate content. These TEMPO-oxidised BC hydrogels were found to be robust and water-stable, even under prolonged (>1 month) magnetic stirring in water. We further showed that high grammage self-standing TOCN films (100 g m-2) can be fabricated as simple as press-drying these water stable TEMPO-oxidised BC hydrogels without the need of vacuum-assisted filtration or slow-drying, which is typically the rate-limiting step in the manufacturing of TOCN films.
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- Kris Y Yang
- Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK .,Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ UK
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Kocaman C, Bukusoglu E, Culfaz-Emecen PZ. Controlling Ultrafiltration Membrane Rejection via Shear-Aligned Deposition of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Aqueous Suspensions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:36548-36557. [PMID: 34283581 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) of 180 nm length and 8 nm diameter were deposited on porous supports by tangential flow filtration followed by salt permeation to form ultrafiltration membranes. At a high enough shear rate on the support surface, CNCs aligned in the direction of flow, showing a nematic order. The shear rates for transition to the nematic phase determined from rheology analysis, polarized optical microscopy, and membrane performance were consistent with one another, at ca. 10 s-1. Permeating an AlCl3 solution through the shear-aligned CNC deposit stabilized the CNC layer by screening repulsive electrostatic interactions, and the stable CNC layer was obtained. On changing the surface shear rate from 10 to 50 s-1, the order parameter of CNCs increased from 0.17 to 0.7 and the rejection for Blue Dextran (5 kDa) increased from 80.4 to 92.7% and that for β-lactoglobulin (18 kDa) increased from 89.6 to 95.4%. Hence, a simple and scalable method for controlling rejection properties of ultrafiltration membranes is developed, which uses aqueous CNC suspensions to form the selective layer.
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- Ceren Kocaman
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Dumlupinar Bulvari No:1 Cankaya, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Dumlupinar Bulvari No:1 Cankaya, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Dumlupinar Bulvari No:1 Cankaya, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Nanocellulose Functionalized–Hybrid Membranes and Application in Water Quality Improvement. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9040611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The increasing discharge of voluminous non or partially treated wastewaters characterized by complex contaminants poses significant ecological and health risks. Particularly, this practice impacts negatively on socio-economic, technological, industrial, and agricultural development. Therefore, effective control of water pollution is imperative. Over the past decade, membrane filtration has been established as an effective and commercially attractive technology for the separation and purification of water. The performance of membrane-based technologies relies on the intrinsic properties of the membrane barrier itself. As a result, the development of innovative techniques for the preparation of highly efficient membranes has received remarkable attention. Moreover, growing concerns related to cost-effective and greener technologies have induced the need for eco-friendly, renewable, biodegradable, and sustainable source materials for membrane fabrication. Recently, advances in nanotechnology have led to the development of new high-tech nanomaterials from natural polymers (e.g., cellulose) for the preparation of environmentally benign nanocomposite membranes. The synthesis of nanocomposite membranes using nanocelluloses (NCs) has become a prominent research field. This is attributed to the exceptional characteristics of these nanomaterials (NMs) namely; excellent and tuneable surface chemistry, high mechanical strength, low-cost, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and renewability. For this purpose, the current paper opens with a comprehensive yet concise description of the various types of NCs and their most broadly utilized production techniques. This is closely followed by a critical review of how NC substrates and their surface-modified versions affect the performance of the fabricated NC-based membranes in various filtration processes. Finally, the most recent processing technologies for the preparation of functionalized NCs-based composite membranes are discussed in detail and their hybrid characteristics relevant to membrane filtration processes are highlighted.
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Aguilar-Sanchez A, Jalvo B, Mautner A, Rissanen V, Kontturi KS, Abdelhamid HN, Tammelin T, Mathew AP. Charged ultrafiltration membranes based on TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils/poly(vinyl alcohol) antifouling coating. RSC Adv 2021; 11:6859-6868. [PMID: 35423201 PMCID: PMC8694930 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10220b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study reports the potential of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (T-CNF)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) coatings to develop functionalized membranes in the ultrafiltration regime with outstanding antifouling performance and dimensional/pH stability. PVA acts as an anchoring phase interacting with the polyethersulfone (PES) substrate and stabilizing for the hygroscopic T-CNF via crosslinking. The T-CNF/PVA coated PES membranes showed a nano-textured surface, a change in the surface charge, and improved mechanical properties compared to the original PES substrate. A low reduction (4%) in permeance was observed for the coated membranes, attributable to the nanometric coating thickness, surface charge, and hydrophilic nature of the coated layer. The coated membranes exhibited charge specific adsorption driven by electrostatic interaction combined with rejection due to size exclusion (MWCO 530 kDa that correspond to a size of ∼35-40 nm). Furthermore, a significant reduction in organic fouling and biofouling was found for T-CNF/PVA coated membranes when exposed to BSA and E. coli. The results demonstrate the potential of simple modifications using nanocellulose to manipulate the pore structure and surface chemistry of commercially available membranes without compromising on permeability and mechanical stability.
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- Andrea Aguilar-Sanchez
- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University Frescativägen 8 10691 Stockholm Sweden
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- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University Frescativägen 8 10691 Stockholm Sweden
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna Währinger Str. 42 1090 Wien Austria
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment P. O. Box 1000 FI-02044 VTT Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment P. O. Box 1000 FI-02044 VTT Finland
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- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University Frescativägen 8 10691 Stockholm Sweden
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Solutions for Natural Resources and Environment P. O. Box 1000 FI-02044 VTT Finland
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- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University Frescativägen 8 10691 Stockholm Sweden
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Waterborne nanocellulose coatings for improving the antifouling and antibacterial properties of polyethersulfone membranes. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Yousefi N, Jones M, Bismarck A, Mautner A. Fungal chitin-glucan nanopapers with heavy metal adsorption properties for ultrafiltration of organic solvents and water. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 253:117273. [PMID: 33278945 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Membranes and filters are essential devices, both in the laboratory for separation of media, solvent recovery, organic solvent and water filtration purposes, and in industrial scale applications, such as the removal of industrial pollutants, e.g. heavy metal ions, from water. Due to their solvent stability, biologically sourced and renewable membrane or filter materials, such as cellulose or chitin, provide a low-cost, sustainable alternative to synthetic materials for organic solvent filtration and water treatment. Here, we investigated the potential of fungal chitin nanopapers derived from A. bisporus (common white-button mushrooms) as ultrafiltration membranes for organic solvents and aqueous solutions and hybrid chitin-cellulose microfibril papers as high permeance adsorptive filters. Fungal chitin constitutes a renewable, easily isolated, and abundant alternative to crustacean chitin. It can be fashioned into solvent stable nanopapers with pore sizes of 10-12 nm, as determined by molecular weight cut-off and rejection of gold nanoparticles, that exhibit high organic solvent permeance, making them a valuable material for organic solvent filtration applications. Addition of cellulose fibres to produce chitin-cellulose hybrid papers extended membrane functionality to water treatment applications, with considerable static and dynamic copper ion adsorption capacities and high permeances that outperformed other biologically derived membranes, while being simpler to produce, naturally porous, and not requiring crosslinking. The simple nanopaper production process coupled with the remarkable filtration properties of the papers for both organic solvent filtration and water treatment applications designates them an environmentally benign alternative to traditional membrane and filter materials.
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- Neptun Yousefi
- Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria; School of Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora East Campus, PO Box 71, Bundoora 3083, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Mautner A, Bismarck A. Bacterial nanocellulose papers with high porosity for optimized permeance and rejection of nm-sized pollutants. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 251:117130. [PMID: 33142661 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Access to clean potable water is increasingly becoming a struggle for whole humankind, thus water treatment to remediate wastewater and fresh water sources is an important task. Pollutants in the nanoscale, such as viruses and macromolecules, are usually removed by means of membrane filtration processes, predominantly nanofiltration or ultrafiltration. Cellulose nanopapers, prepared from renewable resources and manufactured by papermaking, have recently been demonstrated to be versatile alternatives to polymer membranes in this domain. Unfortunately, so far nanopaper filters suffer from limited permeance and thus efficiency. We here present nanopapers made from bacterial cellulose dispersed in water or different types of low surface tension organic liquids (alcohol, ketone, ether) through a simple papermaking process. Nanopapers prepared from organic liquids (BC-org) exhibited 40 times higher permeance, caused by a lower paper density hence increased porosity, compared to conventional nanopapers produced from aqueous dispersions, ultimately enhancing the efficiency of bacterial cellulose nanopaper membranes. Despite their higher porosity, BC-org nanopapers still have pore sizes of 15-20 nm similar to BC nanopapers made from aqueous dispersions, thus enabling removal of contaminants the size of viruses by a size-exclusion mechanism at high permeance.
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- Andreas Mautner
- Institute of Materials Chemistry, Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 42, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstr. 42, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Wu MB, Yang F, Yang J, Zhong Q, Körstgen V, Yang P, Müller-Buschbaum P, Xu ZK. Lysozyme Membranes Promoted by Hydrophobic Substrates for Ultrafast and Precise Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:8760-8767. [PMID: 33211495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is regarded as a promising separation technology in chemical and pharmaceutical industries. However, it remains a great challenge in fabricating OSN membranes with high permeability and precise selectivity by simple, transfer-free, and up-scalable processes. Herein, we report lysozyme nanofilm composite membranes (LNCM) prepared by one-step methods with hydrophobic substrates at the air/water interface. The microporous substrates not only promote the heterogeneous nucleation of amyloid-like lysozyme oligomers to construct small pores in the formed nanofilms but also benefit for the simultaneous composition of LNCM via hydrophobic interactions. The constructed nanopores are reduced to around 1.0 nm, and they are demonstrated by grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering with a closely packed model. The LNCM can tolerate most organic polar solvents and the permeability surpasses most of state-of-the-art OSN membranes.
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- Ming-Bang Wu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Avenue, Xiasha Higher Education Park, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- College of Materials, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, Garching 85748, Germany
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- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, Garching 85748, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Colleage of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Grishkewich N, Mohammed N, Wei S, Vasudev M, Shi Z, Berry RM, Tam KC. Dye Removal Using Sustainable Membrane Adsorbents Produced from Melamine Formaldehyde−Cellulose Nanocrystals and Hard Wood Pulp. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Nathan Grishkewich
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Energy and Environment Division, Southern Research, 2000 Ninth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- CelluForce Inc., 625, Président-Kennedy Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1K2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Towards the scalable isolation of cellulose nanocrystals from tunicates. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19090. [PMID: 33154467 PMCID: PMC7645590 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76144-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In order for sustainable nanomaterials such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to be utilized in industrial applications, a large-scale production capacity for CNCs must exist. Currently the only CNCs available commercially in kilogram scale are obtained from wood pulp (W-CNCs). Scaling the production capacity of W-CNCs isolation has led to their use in broader applications and captured the interest of researchers, industries and governments alike. Another source of CNCs with potential for commercial scale production are tunicates, a species of marine animal. Tunicate derived CNCs (T-CNCs) are a high aspect ratio CNC, which can complement commercially available W-CNCs in the growing global CNC market. Herein we report the isolation and characterization of T-CNCs from the tunicate Styela clava, an invasive species currently causing significant harm to local aquaculture communities. The reported procedure utilizes scalable CNC processing techniques and is based on our experiences from laboratory scale T-CNC isolation and pilot scale W-CNC isolation. To our best knowledge, this study represents the largest scale where T-CNCs have been isolated from any tunicate species, under any reaction conditions. Demonstrating a significant step towards commercial scale isolation of T-CNCs, and offering a potential solution to the numerous challenges which invasive tunicates pose to global aquaculture communities.
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Ulbricht M. Design and synthesis of organic polymers for molecular separation membranes. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Galdino CJS, Maia AD, Meira HM, Souza TC, Amorim JD, Almeida FC, Costa AF, Sarubbo LA. Use of a bacterial cellulose filter for the removal of oil from wastewater. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Rosén T, Wang R, Zhan C, He H, Chodankar S, Hsiao BS. Cellulose nanofibrils and nanocrystals in confined flow: Single-particle dynamics to collective alignment revealed through scanning small-angle x-ray scattering and numerical simulations. Phys Rev E 2020; 101:032610. [PMID: 32289908 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.032610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Nanostructured materials made through flow-assisted assembly of proteinaceous or polymeric nanosized fibrillar building blocks are promising contenders for a family of high-performance biocompatible materials in a wide variety of applications. Optimization of these processes relies on improving our knowledge of the physical mechanisms from nano- to macroscale and especially understanding the alignment of elongated nanoparticles in flows. Here, we study the full projected orientation distributions of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and nanofibrils (CNFs) in confined flow using scanning microbeam SAXS. For CNCs, we further compare with a simulated system of dilute Brownian ellipsoids, which agrees well at dilute concentrations. However, increasing CNC concentration to a semidilute regime results in locally arranged domains called tactoids, which aid in aligning the CNC at low shear rates, but limit alignment at higher rates. Similarly, shear alignment of CNF at semidilute conditions is also limited owing to probable bundle or flock formation of the highly entangled nanofibrils. This work provides a quantitative comparison of full projected orientation distributions of elongated nanoparticles in confined flow and provides an important stepping stone towards predicting and controlling processes to create nanostructured materials on an industrial scale.
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- Tomas Rosén
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, USA.,Treesearch, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400, USA
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- Andreas Mautner
- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) GroupInstitute of Materials Chemistry and Research, University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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Thinking the future of membranes: Perspectives for advanced and new membrane materials and manufacturing processes. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Aburabie JH, Puspasari T, Peinemann KV. Alginate-based membranes: Paving the way for green organic solvent nanofiltration. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Surface properties of chitin-glucan nanopapers from Agaricus bisporus. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 148:677-687. [PMID: 31954796 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The structural component of fungal cell walls comprises of chitin covalently bonded to glucan; this constitutes a native composite material (chitin-glucan, CG) combining the strength of chitin and the toughness of glucan. It has a native nano-fibrous structure in contrast to nanocellulose, for which further nanofibrillation is required. Nanopapers can be manufactured from fungal chitin nanofibrils (FChNFs). FChNF nanopapers are potentially applicable in packaging films, composites, or membranes for water treatment due to their distinct surface properties inherited from the composition of chitin and glucan. Here, chitin-glucan nanofibrils were extracted from common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) cell walls utilizing a mild isolation procedure to preserve the native quality of the chitin-glucan complex. These extracts were readily disintegrated into nanofibre dimensions by a low-energy mechanical blending, thus making the extract dispersion directly suitable for nanopaper preparation using a simple vacuum filtration process. Chitin-glucan nanopaper morphology, mechanical, chemical, and surface properties were studied and compared to chitin nanopapers of crustacean (Cancer pagurus) origin. It was found that fungal extract nanopapers had distinct physico-chemical surface properties, being more hydrophobic than crustacean chitin.
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Tang N, Zhang S, Si Y, Yu J, Ding B. An ultrathin bacterial cellulose membrane with a Voronoi-net structure for low pressure and high flux microfiltration. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:17851-17859. [PMID: 31552995 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06028f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Developing a porous membrane to effectively remove sub-micron sized contaminants from water while maintaining a high permeate flux with energy-saving properties is of great significance but extremely challenging. Herein, we describe a feasible strategy to create a bacterial cellulose (BC) membrane with a continuous Voronoi-net structure via combining evaporation-induced self-assembly with chemical cross-linking. This presented approach allows micro-length BC nanofibers to self-assemble in the electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous frameworks to form stable and continuous Voronoi-like nanonets, endowing the obtained membrane with small pore size, stable pore structure, high porosity, favourable interconnectivity, and ultrathin membrane thickness. By virtue of these unique structural advantages and superhydrophilicity from BC Voronoi-like nanonets, the resulting membrane exhibits integrated performances of high rejection efficiency (>99.63%) for 0.3 μm TiO2 microparticles, robust permeate flux (5541 L m-2 h-1) at a low driving pressure of 20 kPa, intriguing reusability, excellent bacterial rejection efficiency (log reduction value of 8.2), and promising antifouling function to bacteria. It is expected that the proposed strategy can provide a facile approach for the development of next-generation high performance microfiltration membranes.
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- Ning Tang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Liu P, Zhu C, Mathew AP. Mechanically robust high flux graphene oxide - nanocellulose membranes for dye removal from water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 371:484-493. [PMID: 30875575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ultrathin graphene oxide (GO) layer was fabricated on cellulose nanofiber (CNF) membrane to achieve robust crosslinker free layered membrane with synergistic water flux and separation performance. Unlike pristine cellulosic or GO membranes, GO-CNF hybrid membranes exhibited significantly improved mechanical stability in both dry and wet states. All membranes showed negative surface zeta potential. GO: CNF membrane (1:100) exhibited significantly high water flux (18,123 ± 574 Lm-2 h-1 bar-1); higher than that of CNF membrane or the hydrophilic commercial reference membrane with comparable pore structure (Nylon 66, 0.2 μm). We hypothyse that a unique surface structure of "standing inserted GO nanosheets" observed at low concentrations of GO contributes enormously to its ultrafast water permeability through creation of numerous water transport nanochannels. The aniosptropic layered membranes exhibited >90% rejection of positively and negatively charged dyes through a combination of electrostatic interaction, hydrophobic interactions and molecular size exclusion. Construction of an ultrathin GO layer on CNF offers a unique and efficient way to prepare highly functional, economical and scalable water purification membranes having significant advantage with respect to flux, mechanical stability and rejection of dyes compared to isotropic membrane with GO nanosheets randomly dispersed in the cellulose nanofibrous network.
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- Peng Liu
- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Division of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden.
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Due to the high specific surface area, high mechanical strength and broad possibility of surface modification, nanocellulose has obtained much attention as a new class of bio-based nanomaterials with promising potential in a wide variety of applications. Recently, a considerable amount of research has been aimed to the fabrication of nanocellulose based hybrid membranes for water treatment. However, nanocellulose based hybrid gas separation membrane is still a new research area. Herein, we force on recent advancements in the fabrication methods and separation performances of nanocellulose-based hybrid membranes for CO2 separation, the transport mechanisms involved, along with the challenges in the utilization of nanocellulose in membranes. Finally, some perspectives on future R&D of nanocellulose-based membranes for CO2 separation are proposed.
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Mautner A, Kobkeatthawin T, Mayer F, Plessl C, Gorgieva S, Kokol V, Bismarck A. Rapid Water Softening with TEMPO-Oxidized/Phosphorylated Nanopapers. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9020136. [PMID: 30678201 PMCID: PMC6409817 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Water hardness not only constitutes a significant hazard for the functionality of water infrastructure but is also associated with health concerns. Commonly, water hardness is tackled with synthetic ion-exchange resins or membranes that have the drawbacks of requiring the awkward disposal of saturated materials and being based on fossil resources. In this work, we present a renewable nanopaper for the purpose of water softening prepared from phosphorylated TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (PT-CNF). Nanopapers were prepared from CNF suspensions in water (PT-CNF nanopapers) or low surface tension organic liquids (ethanol), named EPT-CNF nanopapers, respectively. Nanopaper preparation from ethanol resulted in a significantly increased porosity of the nanopapers enabling much higher permeances: more than 10,000× higher as compared to nanopapers from aqueous suspensions. The adsorption capacity for Ca2+ of nanopapers from aqueous suspensions was 17 mg g-1 and 5 mg g-1 for Mg2+; however, EPT-CNF nanopapers adsorbed more than 90 mg g-1 Ca2+ and almost 70 mg g-1 Mg2+. The higher adsorption capacity was a result of the increased accessibility of functional groups in the bulk of the nanopapers caused by the higher porosity of nanopapers prepared from ethanol. The combination of very high permeance and adsorption capacity constitutes a high overall performance of these nanopapers in water softening applications.
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- Andreas Mautner
- Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry & Research, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, UK.
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- Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry & Research, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.
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- Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry & Research, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute for Engineering Materials and Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
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- Institute for Engineering Materials and Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
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- Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry & Research, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, UK.
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Nanoparticles capture on cellulose nanofiber depth filters. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 201:482-489. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Galizia M, Bye KP. Advances in Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Rely on Physical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry. Front Chem 2018; 6:511. [PMID: 30406088 PMCID: PMC6205972 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The vast majority of industrial chemical synthesis occurs in organic solution. Solute concentration and solvent recovery consume ~50% of the energy required to produce chemicals and pose problems that are as relevant as the synthesis process itself. Separation and purification processes often involve a phase change and, as such, they are highly energy-intensive. However, novel, energy-efficient technologies based on polymer membranes are emerging as a viable alternative to thermal processes. Despite organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) could revolutionize the chemical, petrochemical, food and pharmaceutical industry, its development is still in its infancy for two reasons: (i) the lack of fundamental knowledge of elemental transport phenomena in OSN membranes, and (ii) the instability of traditional polymer materials in chemically challenging environments. While the latter issue has been partially solved, the former was not addressed at all. Moreover, the few data available about solute and solvent transport in OSN membranes are often interpreted using inappropriate theoretical tools, which contributes to the spread of misleading conclusions in the literature. In this review we provide the state of the art of organic solvent nanofiltration using polymeric membranes. First, theoretical models useful to interpret experimental data are discussed and some misleading conclusions commonly reported in the literature are highlighted. Then, currently available materials are reviewed. Finally, materials that could revolutionize OSN in the future are identified. Among the possible applications of OSN, isomers separation could open a new era in chemical engineering and polymer science in the years to come.
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- Michele Galizia
- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
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Onur A, Ng A, Garnier G, Batchelor W. Engineering cellulose fibre inorganic composites for depth filtration and adsorption. Sep Purif Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Abouzeid RE, Khiari R, El-Wakil N, Dufresne A. Current State and New Trends in the Use of Cellulose Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment. Biomacromolecules 2018; 20:573-597. [PMID: 30020778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Nanotechnology has been identified as having great potential for improving the efficiency of water prevention and purification while reducing costs. In this field, two applications of nanocellulose have generated attention and have proven to be a sound strategy as an adsorbent and as a membrane for the removal of contaminants. This potential is attributed to its high aspect ratio, high specific surface area, high capacity retention, and environmental inertness. In addition to the aforementioned advantages, the presence of active sites allows the incorporation of chemical moieties that may enhance the binding efficiency of pollutants to the surface. This review paper intends to understand how nanocellulose affects the adsorption behavior of water pollutants, e.g., heavy metal ions, microbes, dyes, and organic molecules, and is divided in two parts. First, a general overview of the different strategies for the preparation of nanocellulose is described, and its specific properties are reported. The second section reports some of its application as adsorbent nanomaterial or separation membrane. It appears that the use of nanocellulose for these applications is very promising for wastewater treatment industries.
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- Ragab E Abouzeid
- Cellulose and Paper Department , National Research Centre , 33 El-Behouth Street , Dokki 12622 , Egypt.,Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS , Grenoble INP, LGP2 , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS , Grenoble INP, LGP2 , F-38000 Grenoble , France.,University of Monastir, Faculty of Sciences , UR13 ES 63-Research Unity of Applied Chemistry & Environment , 5000 Monastir , Tunisia.,Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Ksar Hellal , Department of Textile , 5070 Monastir , Tunisia
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- Cellulose and Paper Department , National Research Centre , 33 El-Behouth Street , Dokki 12622 , Egypt
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS , Grenoble INP, LGP2 , F-38000 Grenoble , France
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Kontturi E, Laaksonen P, Linder MB, Gröschel AH, Rojas OJ, Ikkala O. Advanced Materials through Assembly of Nanocelluloses. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1703779. [PMID: 29504161 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 325] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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There is an emerging quest for lightweight materials with excellent mechanical properties and economic production, while still being sustainable and functionalizable. They could form the basis of the future bioeconomy for energy and material efficiency. Cellulose has long been recognized as an abundant polymer. Modified celluloses were, in fact, among the first polymers used in technical applications; however, they were later replaced by petroleum-based synthetic polymers. Currently, there is a resurgence of interest to utilize renewable resources, where cellulose is foreseen to make again a major impact, this time in the development of advanced materials. This is because of its availability and properties, as well as economic and sustainable production. Among cellulose-based structures, cellulose nanofibrils and nanocrystals display nanoscale lateral dimensions and lengths ranging from nanometers to micrometers. Their excellent mechanical properties are, in part, due to their crystalline assembly via hydrogen bonds. Owing to their abundant surface hydroxyl groups, they can be easily modified with nanoparticles, (bio)polymers, inorganics, or nanocarbons to form functional fibers, films, bulk matter, and porous aerogels and foams. Here, some of the recent progress in the development of advanced materials within this rapidly growing field is reviewed.
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- Eero Kontturi
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
- Center of Excellence Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials Research, Aalto University and VTT, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
- Center of Excellence Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials Research, Aalto University and VTT, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
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- Physical Chemistry and Centre for Nanointegration (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, DE-45127, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
- Center of Excellence Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials Research, Aalto University and VTT, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
- Center of Excellence Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials Research, Aalto University and VTT, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, FI-00076, Finland
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Mautner A, Mayer F, Hervy M, Lee KY, Bismarck A. Better together: synergy in nanocellulose blends. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2018; 376:20170043. [PMID: 29277741 PMCID: PMC5746558 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Cellulose nanopapers have gained significant attention in recent years as large-scale reinforcement for high-loading cellulose nanocomposites, substrates for printed electronics and filter nanopapers for water treatment. The mechanical properties of nanopapers are of fundamental importance for all these applications. Cellulose nanopapers can simply be prepared by filtering a suspension of nanocellulose, followed by heat consolidation. It was already demonstrated that the mechanical properties of cellulose nanopapers can be tailored by the fineness of the fibrils used or by modifying nanocellulose fibrils for instance by polymer adsorption, but nanocellulose blends remain underexplored. In this work, we show that the mechanical and physical properties of cellulose nanopapers can be tuned by creating nanopapers from blends of various grades of nanocellulose, i.e. (mechanically refined) bacterial cellulose or cellulose nanofibrils extracted from never-dried bleached softwood pulp by chemical and mechanical pre-treatments. We found that nanopapers made from blends of two or three nanocellulose grades show synergistic effects resulting in improved stiffness, strength, ductility, toughness and physical properties.This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'New horizons for cellulose nanotechnology'.
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- Andreas Mautner
- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- The Composite Centre, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- The Composite Centre, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Wien, Austria
- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Hassan E, Hassan M, Abou-Zeid R, Berglund L, Oksman K. Use of Bacterial Cellulose and Crosslinked Cellulose Nanofibers Membranes for Removal of Oil from Oil-in-Water Emulsions. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E388. [PMID: 30965688 PMCID: PMC6418680 DOI: 10.3390/polym9090388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Abstract: Never-dried bacterial cellulose (BC) and crosslinked cellulose nanofibers (CNF) were used for the removal of oil from stabilized and non-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions with droplet sizes less than 1 µm. The CNF membranes were exchanged with isopropyl alcohol before drying. The microscopic structure of the prepared membranes was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM); the water flux and the rejection of oil were evaluated using a dead-end filtration cell. BC harvested after different incubation time periods (2 to 10 days) did not show a change in the width of the nanofibers, but only the thickness of the membranes was increased. Pure water flux was not affected as a result of increasing thicknesses of BC membranes harvested after 4⁻10 days while BC harvested after two days had significantly higher water flux than the others. BC showed a higher flux and efficiency in removing oil from oil emulsions than CNF membranes. Removal of oil by the different membranes from the non-stabilized oil emulsion was more efficient than from the stabilized one.
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- Enas Hassan
- Cellulose and Paper Department & Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth Street, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
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- Cellulose and Paper Department & Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth Street, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
- Egypt Nanotechnology Centre, Cairo University, El-Sheikh Zayed, 6th of October City 12588, Egypt.
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- Cellulose and Paper Department & Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth Street, Dokki 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleä University of Technology, Luleä SE 97187, Sweden.
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleä University of Technology, Luleä SE 97187, Sweden.
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Membranes Based on Cellulose Nanofibers and Activated Carbon for Removal of Escherichia coli Bacteria from Water. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:polym9080335. [PMID: 30971012 PMCID: PMC6418548 DOI: 10.3390/polym9080335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cellulosic nanomaterials are potential candidates in different areas, especially in water treatment. In the current work, palm fruit stalks cellulose nanofibers (CNF), TEMPO-oxidized CNF (OCNF), and activated carbon (AC) were used to make thin film membranes for removal of E. coli bacteria from water. Two types of layered membranes were produced: a single layer setup of crosslinked CNF and a two-layer setup of AC/OCNF (bottom) and crosslinked CNF (up) on hardened filter paper. The prepared membranes were evaluated regarding their microstructure and layers thickness using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Water flux and rejection of E. coli bacteria was tested using dead end stirred cells at 1 MPa pressure. Thickness of the cosslinked CNF layer in both types of membranes was about 0.75 micron. The results showed that exchanging water by isopropyl alcohol before drying increased porosity of membranes, and thus resulted in increasing pure water flux and flux of bacteria suspension. The two-layer AC/OCNF/CNF membrane had much higher water flux than the single layer CNF due to higher porosity seen on the surface of the former. Both types of membranes showed high capability of removing E. coli bacteria (rejection ~96–99%) with slightly higher efficiency for the AC/OCNF/CNF membrane than CNF membrane. AC/OCNF/CNF membrane also showed resistance against growth of E. coli and S. aureus bacteria on the upper CNF surface while the single layer CNF membrane did not show resistance against growth of the aforementioned bacteria.
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Kontturi KS, Biegaj K, Mautner A, Woodward RT, Wilson BP, Johansson LS, Lee KY, Heng JYY, Bismarck A, Kontturi E. Noncovalent Surface Modification of Cellulose Nanopapers by Adsorption of Polymers from Aprotic Solvents. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:5707-5712. [PMID: 28520438 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Basic adsorption of hydrophobic polymers from aprotic solvents was introduced as a platform technology to modify exclusively the surfaces of cellulose nanopapers. Dynamic vapor sorption demonstrated that the water vapor uptake ability of the nanopapers remained unperturbed, despite strong repellency to liquid water caused by the adsorbed hydrophobic polymer on the surface. This was enabled by the fact that the aprotic solvents used for adsorption did not swell the nanopaper unlike water that is generally applied as the adsorption medium in such systems. As case examples, the adsorptions of polystyrene (PS) and poly(trifluoroethylene) (PF3E) were followed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and water contact angle measurements, backed up with morphological analysis by atomic force microscopy. The resulting nanopapers are useful in applications like moisture buffers where repellence to liquid water and ability for moisture sorption are desired qualities.
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- Katri S Kontturi
- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Biocomposites and Processing, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd , 02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Surfaces and Particle Engineering Laboratory (SPEL), Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna , Währinger Strasse 42, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- The Composites Centre, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Surfaces and Particle Engineering Laboratory (SPEL), Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna , Währinger Strasse 42, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London , South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Polymer and Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Research, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna , Währinger Strasse 42, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University , P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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Phase behaviour and droplet size of oil-in-water Pickering emulsions stabilised with plant-derived nanocellulosic materials. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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