Enhanced Morphological Characterization of Cellulose Nano/Microfibers through Image Skeleton Analysis.

ABSTRACT: 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 dif

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Salvador JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8398699 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature