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NANOMATERIALS
Volume 8, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano8100859
Keywords
bacterial cellulose nanocrystals; ultrasonic irradiation; microwave treatment; catalyzed hydrolysis; crystallinity index
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- Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenristekdikti)
- European Union through FEDER fund
- Region Haut de France
- Ecole Superieur de Chimie Organique et Minerale (ESCOM)
- Universite de Technologie de Compiegne (UTC)
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The isolation of crystalline regions from fibers cellulose via the hydrolysis route generally requires corrosive chemicals, high-energy demands, and long reaction times, resulting in high economic costs and environmental impact. From this basis, this work seeks to develop environment-friendly processes for the production of Bacterial Cellulose Nanocrystals (BC-NC). To overcome the aforementioned issues, this study proposes a fast, highly-efficient and eco-friendly method for the isolation of cellulose nanocrystals from Bacterial Cellulose, BC. A two-step processes is considered: (1) partial depolymerization of Bacterial Cellulose (DP-BC) under ultrasonic conditions; (2) extraction of crystalline regions (BC-NC) by treatment with diluted HCl catalyzed by metal chlorides (MnCl2 and FeCl3 center dot 6H(2)O) under microwave irradiation. The effect of ultrasonic time and reactant and catalyst concentrations on the index crystallinity (CrI), chemical structure, thermal properties, and surface morphology of DP-BC and BC-NC were evaluated. The results indicated that the ultrasonic treatment induced depolymerization of BC characterized by an increase of the CrI. The microwave assisted by MnCl2-catalyzed mild acid hydrolysis enhanced the removal of the amorphous regions, yielding BC-NC. A chemical structure analysis demonstrated that the chemical structures of DP-BC and BC-NC remained unchanged after the ultrasonic treatment and MnCl2-catalyzed acid hydrolysis process.
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