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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14123264
Keywords
nanocellulose; ionic liquids; Trichoderma reesei; enzymatic hydrolysis
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education [005/RID/2018/19]
- National ScienceCenter, Poland [2014/13/B/NZ9/02442]
- Ministry of Education and Science
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This study focused on the production of nanocellulose using hydrolysis with ionic liquids, resulting in nanocellulose with regular and spherical structures with diameters of 30-40 nm. The nanocellulose exhibited lower crystallinity and thermal stability compared to materials obtained through enzymatic hydrolysis. The choice of ionic liquid also had an impact on the particle size and structure of the nanocellulose.
Nanocellulose has gained increasing attention during the past decade, which is related to its unique properties and wide application. In this paper, nanocellulose samples were produced via hydrolysis with ionic liquids (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole acetate (EmimOAc) and 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AmimCl)) from microcrystalline celluloses (Avicel and Whatman) subjected to enzymatic pretreatment. The obtained material was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The results showed that the nanocellulose had a regular and spherical structure with diameters of 30-40 nm and exhibited lower crystallinity and thermal stability than the material obtained after hydrolysis with Trichoderma reesei enzymes. However, the enzyme-pretreated Avicel had a particle size of about 200 nm and a cellulose II structure. A two-step process involving enzyme pretreatment and hydrolysis with ionic liquids resulted in the production of nanocellulose. Moreover, the particle size of nanocellulose and its structure depend on the ionic liquid used.
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