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Unusual extraction and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from cellulose derivatives

Alves, Luis ; Medronho, Bruno ; Antunes, Filipe E. ; Fernandez-Garcia, Maria P. ; Ventura, Joao ; Araujo, Joao P. ; Romano, Anabela and Lindman, Björn LU (2015) In Journal of Molecular Liquids 210. p.106-112
Abstract
Unlike many nanomaterials, nanocrystalline cellulose (CNC) is not synthesized from molecular or atomic components but rather extracted from naturally occurring cellulose. Undoubtedly, the exploitation of CNCs will become a bridge between nanoscience and natural resource products, which could play a major role in reviving the forest industry. In this work, CNC was successfully extracted from unusual sources, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). The extracted crystallites were purified and further characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The average size of the CNCs extracted from HPMC and CMC... (More)
Unlike many nanomaterials, nanocrystalline cellulose (CNC) is not synthesized from molecular or atomic components but rather extracted from naturally occurring cellulose. Undoubtedly, the exploitation of CNCs will become a bridge between nanoscience and natural resource products, which could play a major role in reviving the forest industry. In this work, CNC was successfully extracted from unusual sources, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). The extracted crystallites were purified and further characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The average size of the CNCs extracted from HPMC and CMC was found to be less (and with lower zeta potential) than the ones extracted from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). On the other hand, FTIR and XRD revealed that native HPMC and CMC are unexpectedly highly crystalline and hence can be used as a source for CNCs. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Nanocrystals, Cellulose derivatives, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Carboxymethyl cellulose
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Journal of Molecular Liquids
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210
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106 - 112
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Elsevier
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0167-7322
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10.1016/j.molliq.2014.12.010
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  author       = {{Alves, Luis and Medronho, Bruno and Antunes, Filipe E. and Fernandez-Garcia, Maria P. and Ventura, Joao and Araujo, Joao P. and Romano, Anabela and Lindman, Björn}},
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  keywords     = {{Nanocrystals; Cellulose derivatives; Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Carboxymethyl cellulose}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{106--112}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Molecular Liquids}},
  title        = {{Unusual extraction and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from cellulose derivatives}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2014.12.010}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.molliq.2014.12.010}},
  volume       = {{210}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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