Extraction of cellulose nanofibrils from pine sawdust by integrated chemical pretreatment.

ABSTRACT: Reducing energy consumption is major challenge in the industrialization of chemical pretreatments for the extraction of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). In this study, an integrated chemical pretreatment with alkaline/acid-chlorite/TEMPO-oxidant was used for the nano-fibrillation of CNF from pine sawdust (WS). The alkaline and acid-chlorite pretreatments effectively eliminated the non-cellulosic components present in WS, resulting in the delamination of individual cell layers and swelling of the internal structures within the cellulose fiber bundles and cellulose microfibrils that form these layers. The spacing between CNF within the cellulose microfibrils increased from 3.7 nm to 5.5 nm. These loosely packed hierarchical structures facilitated the penetration of the reagent, which led to an i

SUBMITTER: Miao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847643 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature