Eco-friendly and sustainable processing of wood-based materials

EI Akpan, B Wetzel, K Friedrich - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The hierarchical, porous, and macromolecular structures of woods provide opportunities for
them to be modified and processed into structural, functional, and multi-functional materials …

Cellulose regeneration and chemical recycling: closing the “cellulose gap” using environmentally benign solvents

OA El Seoud, M Kostag, K Jedvert… - Macromolecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies to mitigate the expected “cellulose gap” include increased use of wood cellulose,
fabric reuse, and recycling. Ionic liquids (ILs) are employed for cellulose physical dissolution …

Highly porous biobased graphene-like carbon adsorbent for dye removal: Preparation, adsorption mechanisms and optimization

SH Kim, DS Kim, H Moradi, YY Chang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dyes containing wastewater are generally produced in enormous quantities by the textile,
dyeing, paper and pulp, tannery, and paint industries. Adsorption is used widely for dye …

Acidic deep eutectic solvents as hydrolytic media for cellulose nanocrystal production

JA Sirvio, M Visanko, H Liimatainen - Biomacromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this study, a new method to fabricate cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) based on DES
pretreatment of wood cellulose fibers with choline chloride and organic acids are reported …

Recycling of textile wastes, by acid hydrolysis, into new cellulosic raw materials

C Costa, A Viana, C Silva, EF Marques, NG Azoia - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical recycling can be used to separate fibers that are constituents of different types of
fabrics. This type of process can be considered one of the most effective forms of recycling …

One-shot TEMPO-periodate oxidation of native cellulose

DJ Mendoza, C Browne, VS Raghuwanshi… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
TEMPO/NaClO/NaBr and sodium periodate were combined in a one-shot reaction to oxidise
cellulose from bleached pulp. Oxidation of cellulose forms two fractions: a highly …

Preparation of microcrystalline cellulose from agricultural residues and their application as polylactic acid/microcrystalline cellulose composite films for the …

H Ren, Z Xu, M Gao, X Xing, Z Ling, L Pan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microcrystalline celluloses were isolated from four agricultural residues, including sweet
sorghum stalk, Jerusalem artichoke stalk, grains stillage, and Chinese herb residue, and …

Decreasing the degree of polymerization of microcrystalline cellulose by mechanical impact and acid hydrolysis

K Thielemans, Y De Bondt, S Van den Bosch… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Depolymerization of cellulose is often used as a (pre) treatment protocol within the catalytic
valorization strategies of cellulose. Typical depolymerization protocols yield polymerization …

Environmentally friendly low cost approach for nano copper oxide functionalization of cotton designed for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications

AB Rezaie, M Montazer, MM Rad - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
This work proposes an environmentally low cost route for nano copper oxide
functionalization of cotton in order to impart antibacterial and photocatalytic properties for the …

Visualizing degradation of cellulose nanofibers by acid hydrolysis

P Spiliopoulos, S Spirk, T Pääkkönen… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cellulose hydrolysis is an extensively studied process due to its relevance in the fields of
biofuels, chemicals production, and renewable nanomaterials. However, the direct …