Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Volume 360, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119433
Keywords
Chemical gel; epoxidation; NADESs; rheology; sugarcane bagasse waste; sustainable thickener
Funding
- ERDF [RTI2018-096080-BC21, MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033]
- University of Huelva
- Universidad de Huelva/CBUA
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This study investigates the usage of natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) with different hydroxyl group content as a matrix base in reactions involving lignin-enriched fraction. The NADESs were prepared by mixing citric acid with glycerol, xylitol, and sucrose as the hydrogen bond donor compounds. Waste lignocellulose was additionally epoxidised to be used as a thickening agent for the NADESs. The research successfully achieved chemical interaction between NADESs and epoxidised lignocellulose, resulting in various rheological responses.
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) differing in the number of hydroxyl groups in the hydrogen bond donor (HBD) compound were investigated for usage as a matrix base in reactions involving a lignin-enriched fraction. NADESs were prepared by mixing citric acid with different HBDs (glycerol, xylitol, and sucrose). In addition, waste lignocellulose was epoxidised for use as a thickening agent for NADESs by promoting chemical crosslinking between the HBD hydroxyl groups and the epoxy rings of the lignocellulosic material. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis were used to verify the reaction between NADES and the epoxidised lignin-rich material. In addition, full rheological characterisation was performed to evaluate the effects of the viscosity of NADESs and lignin-enriched residue concentration. A heating process was applied to determine the influence of water on the viscoelastic properties of the final products. The chemical interaction between NADESs and epoxidised lignocellulose was successfully achieved, resulting in various rheological responses, from liquid-like to gel-like, depending on the HBD compound comprising NADESs and the lignin concentration. The higher the number of hydroxyl groups in the HBD, the higher was the viscosity of the lignin-structured NADESs. An analysis of the relative viscosity data reveals that the epoxidised ligninocellulose residue exerts a similar structuring role in the three different NADESs.(c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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