期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
卷 154, 期 -, 页码 1419-1425出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.023
关键词
Juncus plant stems; Acid hydrolysis; Cellulose nanocrystals
资金
- Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP S.A.) in the Moroccan Kingdom
In this study, sulfated and carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) have been produced from newly identified cellulose-rich bio-sourced material, namely Juncus plant. The Juncus plant stems were firstly subjected to chemical treatments to produce purified cellulose microfibers (CMF) with an average diameter of 3.5 mm and yield of 36%. By subjecting CMF to sulfuric and citric/hydrochloric mixture acids hydrolysis, sulfated CNC (S-CNC) and carboxylated CNC (C-CNC) have been produced with a diameter of 7.3 +/- 2.2 and 6.1 +/- 2.8 nm, and a length of 431 +/- 94 and 352 +/- 79 nm, respectively. These newly extracted S-CNC and C-CNC exhibited a crystallinity of 81% and 83% with cellulose I structure and showed high thermal stability (>200 degrees C). Herein, this newly identified Juncus plant, which is a naturally-derived source, could be used as a valuable alternative to conventional sources such as wood and cotton for nanocellulose production. We speculate that the determined high thermal stability, the large aspect ratio and high crystallinity will allow the use of the extracted CNC as nano-reinforcing agents in polymers that require processing temperatures of up to 200 degrees C. Owing to their surface functionalities (sulfated or carboxylated surface groups), the here produced CNC could be used as nano-additives or nano-reinforcing agents for water-soluble bio-polymers in order to produce bio-nanocomposites by solvent casting techniques. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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