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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 325, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121560
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Cellulose nanocrystals; Phosphorylation; Hydrolysis; Surface charge; Design of experiments
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Urea and phosphoric acid are necessary for the isolation of phosphorylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). This study found that a design of experiments approach allows for a lower ratio of urea to acid and the production of CNCs with high surface charge. This information is instructive for the application of phosphorylated cellulose nanomaterials in areas such as water purification and medical biomaterials.
Urea and phosphoric acid are essential for the isolation of phosphorylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Besides limiting dissolution of nanocrystals, urea facilitates the swelling of fibres thus increasing access for the phosphorylating agent. The aim of this study was to determine optimal conditions for isolation of highly charged phosphorylated CNCs. Using a design of experiments approach, seventeen experiments in which reaction time, urea, and acid concentrations were varied, were conducted. A two-step process was used, in which CNCs were first isolated by treatment in phosphoric acid, and then treated with metaphosphoric acid, and urea. It is shown that a design of experiments approach to the phosphorylation of CNCs allows a much lower ratio of urea to acid than has previously been reported. CNCs with high surface charge (similar to 1800 mmol kg(-1)) are possible using this method. This information is instructive to phosphorylation of cellulose nanomaterials which have a variety of applications e.g., water purification and medical biomaterials.
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