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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 214, Issue -, Pages 1-7Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.03.012
Keywords
Cellulose nanofibrils; Cellulase; Cold alkali; Sugarcane bagasse pulp
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31760192]
- Guangxi Natural Science Foundation of China [2018GXNSFDA281050]
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In this work, cellulase, low-concentration cold alkali and cellulase combined with cold alkali were used to pretreat unbleached bagasse pulp from which cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), about 30 nm in diameter, were successfully prepared through ultrafine grinding and high-pressure homogenization. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that cellulase pretreatment increased the crystallinity of CNFs. After low-concentration cold alkali pretreatment, the crystallinity of CNFs significantly reduced and the crystal structure of the cellulose changed from type I to type II. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that CNFs prepared by cellulase combined with cold alkali treatment produced more regenerated cellulose and had lower thermal stability. The use of cellulase and low-concentration cold alkali pretreatments combined with ultrafine grinding and high-pressure homogenization is an environment-friendly method for preparing CNFs. The use of low-concentration cold alkali reduces the consumption of alkali and clean water.
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