Biofilms from micro/nanocellulose of NaBH$_4$-modified kraft pulp

Bulletin of Materials Science

关键词: Biofilm;    enzyme;    MFC;    NaBH$_4$;    NFC.;   

学科分类：材料工程

来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Industrial applications of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) have been inuse for some time; however, there is a need to improve the production steps and at the same time to obtain better qualityproducts. NFC and MFC were generated from NaBH$_4$-modified kraft pulp, produced from a red gum tree plant (Eucalyptuscamaldulensis). The generated NFC and MFC were characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography, Fouriertransform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and ${}^{13}$C-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).Morphological and viscoelastic properties were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and rheometry, respectively.The storage moduli of biofilms produced from NFC and MFC were investigated by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis(DMTA). Both exhibited mostly identical FTIR spectra. When the spectra were compared with those of NaBH4-modifiedkraft pulp, minor shifts were observed due to crystallinity. In NMR spectra, disordered cellulose structures were observedfor both NFC and MFC, and these findings were also confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry. Rheology studiesrevealed that the lowest viscosity was observed with MFC. TGA results showed that NFC degraded earlier compared withNaBH$_4$-modified kraft pulp. DMTA exhibited that NFC films had about six times higher storage modulus compared withMFC.

【 授权许可】

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