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Amino-functionalized nanocellulose aerogels for the superior adsorption of CO2 and separation of CO2/CH4 mixture gas

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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 323, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121393

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Cellulose nanofibrils; Cellulose nanocrystals; Aerogel; Amino functionalization; CO 2 adsorption

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Nanocellulose-based aerogels have shown great potential as lightweight and porous materials for CO2 capture. Amino-functionalized nanocellulose aerogels were prepared and exhibited attractive properties in CO2 adsorption, thermal stability, and CO2/CH4 mixture separation.
Nanocellulose-based aerogels have been considered as one of the ideal candidates for CO2 capture in practical applications owing to their lightweight and porous properties. Additionally, various adsorbents with amine groups have been widely used as effective CO2 capture and storage strategies. Herein, amino-functionalized aerogels were prepared by sol-gel and freeze-drying methods using two typical nanocelluloses (cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)) as substrates. In addition, the reaction parameters for grafting and amino functionalization were optimized. The CNC and CNF aerogels could be easily modified by the hydrothermal growth of the amino group, and they exhibited attractive properties in terms of CO2 adsorption, recyclability, thermal stability, hydrophobicity, and CO2/CH4 mixture separation. The amino-functionalized CNF aerogel exhibited superior performance to the CNC aerogel, which was attributed to the increased cross-linking binding sites for hydrogen bonding in the CNF aerogel. The results of this study indicated that aminofunctionalized nanocellulose aerogels can be considered a promising biodegradable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly material for CO2 capture and removal of CO2 from CH4.

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