Highly Stable Pickering Emulsions with Xylan Hydrate Nanocrystals.

ABSTRACT: Xylan is a highly abundant plant-based biopolymer. Original xylans in plants are in an amorphous state, but deacetylated and low-branched xylan can form a crystalline structure with water molecules. The utilizations of xylan have been limited to bulk applications either with inconsistency and uncertainty or with extensive chemical derivatization due to the insufficient studies on its crystallization. The applications of xylan could be greatly broadened in advanced green materials if xylan crystals are effectively utilized. In this paper, we show a completely green production of nano-sized xylan crystals and propose their application in forming Pickering emulsions. The branches of xylan were regulated during the separation step to controllably induce the formation of xylan hydrate crystals.

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8537821 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature