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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
Volume 125, Issue 22, Pages 5853-5861Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01416
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFA0101102]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2020CFA022]
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Cellulose foam with a vertically hierarchically porous structure was successfully designed and fabricated in this study, which improved water flux behavior and provided a structural basis for future applications of cellulose scaffolds. The foam prepared with a 3 wt % concentration exhibited the highest water wicking rate and flux, with mechanical testing showing increased compression strength with higher cellulose concentration in solution.
The application and functionalization of cellulose has been attracting increased attention in academic and industrial studies because of its wide range of sources, short renewable cycle, and low environmental impact. In order to enhance the application field of cellulose and decrease the environmental pollution for organic solvent associated with its preparation, cellulose foam with a vertically hierarchically porous structure similar to wood was designed and fabricated successfully from a cellulose aqueous solution using an ice templated in this study. The cellulose foam prepared using a 3 wt % concentration possessed a uniform vertical hierarchically porous structure, which could provide a pathway for the flow of water or air based on the capillary effect. The highest water wicking rate and flux were 7.8184 mm-s(-1) and 29.49 mL.min(-1) g(-1), respectively, for the porous foam prepared using a 3 wt % concentration. The mechanical testing experiment showed that the porous structure did not reduce the amount of stress that the sample could endure before being damaged. The compression strength increased with increasing cellulose concentration in solution. Therefore, the hierarchical structure formed in the prepared cellulose foam effectively improved the water flux behavior and provided a structural basis for future applications of cellulose scaffolds.
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