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NANOMATERIALS
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11082077
关键词
nanocellulose; morphology; cellulose nanofibers; gel point; microscopy; image skeleton analysis; quality control
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资金
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [CTQ2017-85654-C2-1-R, CTQ2017-85654-C2-2-R]
- Community of Madrid [S2018/EMT4459]
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Banco de Santander [CT17/17]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [FJC2019-040298-I]
This study presents a novel approach for the morphological characterization of cellulose nano and microfibers suspensions using eroded microscopy images, which helps discern the mode of fibrillation associated with different extraction conditions. By analyzing skeleton images and aspect ratio data, this method allows for the quantification of various fiber modifications induced by different pretreatment methods, providing a tool for monitoring and controlling CMF/CNF quality and homogeneity in industrial production.
The present paper proposes a novel approach for the morphological characterization of cellulose nano and microfibers suspensions (CMF/CNFs) based on the analysis of eroded CMF/CNF microscopy images. This approach offers a detailed morphological characterization and quantification of the micro and nanofibers networks present in the product, which allows the mode of fibrillation associated to the different CMF/CNF extraction conditions to be discerned. This information is needed to control CMF/CNF quality during industrial production. Five cellulose raw materials, from wood and non-wood sources, were subjected to mechanical, enzymatic, and (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO)-mediated oxidative pre-treatments followed by different homogenization sequences to obtain products of different morphologies. Skeleton analysis of microscopy images provided in-depth morphological information of CMF/CNFs that, complemented with aspect ratio information, estimated from gel point data, allowed the quantification of: (i) fibers peeling after mechanical pretreatment; (ii) fibers shortening induced by enzymes, and (iii) CMF/CNF entanglement from TEMPO-mediated oxidation. Being mostly based on optical microscopy and image analysis, the present method is easy to implement at industrial scale as a tool to monitor and control CMF/CNF quality and homogeneity.
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