INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2022
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IF 8.025
Gaolu Zhu,Yu Wang,Xi Tan,Xueju Xu,Pan Li,Dong Tian,Yongze Jiang,Jiulong Xie,Hui Xiao,Xingyan Huang,Yuzhu Chen,Zhiping Su,Jinqiu Qi,Shanshan Jia,Shaobo Zhang
Since natural cellulose is mostly cellulose I and has a fibrous form, most cellulose-based adsorbents are fibrous/rod-shaped and exhibit the cellulose I crystal structure. This study reports a cellulose II-based spherical nanoparticle microcluster adsorbent (SNMA), synthesized from biomass by a bottom-up approach, for removing toxic hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)). The basic structure of SNMA was investigated. Notably, the prepared adsorbent was a microcluster composed of spherical nanoparticles, while exhibiting cellulose II crystal structure, resulting in higher thermal stability and significantly enhanced adsorption performance. The adsorption process and mechanism of SNMA on Cr(VI) were studied in detail. The SNMA achieved a high adsorption capacity (225.94 mg/g) and receptor site density. The SNMA is expected to be used as a bio-based spherical nanoparticle microcluster adsorbent platform for the adsorption of different toxic substances by changing the surface functional groups of its components, spherical nanoparticles.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Runde Yang,Chong Xie,Xing Wan,Haorong Li,Liangyao Ge,Xiaofeng Li,Guanglei Zhao
cellulose II beads@covalent triazine frameworks (CBCs) are prepared by in situ growth of ultra-dispersed covalent triazine frameworks (CTF) using unmodified regenerated cellulose beads (CBs) as templates. The CBCs as a whole are three-dimensional structures consisting of a layered pore structure and a continuous ultrathin CTF, which combines a functional surface with highly efficient mass transfer. The thickness of the CTF in the prepared CBCs can be controlled at 32–83 nm, which enables the CBC to have a dye adsorption efficiency of up to 191 mg g −1 and an ultrafast dye removal time (Methylene Blue, 0.5 min, 95 %). Molecular dynamics simulations revealed the mechanism for CTF growth on the surface of unmodified cellulose II rather than on the surface of cellulose Ⅰ, and the effects of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic surfaces of cellulose I and cellulose II on the growth of CTF were determined. This is the first use of unmodified cellulose II as a template for the in situ growth of ultrathin CTF and provides important insights into dynamic CTF-cellulose interactions. This research provides a new cost-effective strategy for preparation of ultra-dispersed CTF based on large-scale cellulose templates.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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Frontiers in Energy Research
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2022
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IF 3.858
Cao Liming,Zhu Jiatian,Deng Baojuan,Zeng Fanyan,Wang Shanshan,Ma Yun,Qin Chengrong,Yao Shuangquan
The mercerization of fiber is an important method for the high-value utilization of cellulose. In this study, the bagasse fiber was mercerized by freeze–thaw-assisted alkali treatment (FT/AT). The effects of freezing temperature, freezing time, alkali concentration, and thawing temperature on cellulose and hemicellulose removal were studied. The optimal freezing temperature was −40°C, freezing time was 8.0 h, alkali concentration was 5.0%, and thawing temperature was 30°C. The highest removal rate of hemicellulose was 75.64%. It was 5.80% higher than that of alkali treatment (AT). The alkaline degradation of cellulose was inhibited. The penetration of alkaline solution to fiber was promoted by the assistance of freeze-thaw pretreatment. The effective alkali concentration (5.0%) of cellulose I completely transformed into cellulose II decreased by 66.67% compared with traditional alkaline mercerization (15.0%). The high-efficiency mercerization of fiber was achieved by FT/AT. It provides theoretical support for promoting the high-value utilization of lignocellulosic biomass.
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材料科学
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生物质工程
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2022
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IF 6.633
Zihao Ma,Ying Han,Xinyue Xing,Hongwei Zhu,Qingyu Wang,Xing Wang
In recent years, the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the excessive discharge of oily wastewater have caused serious damage to the environment. Therefore, the development of oil/water separation materials has attracted widespread attention. Here, we have successfully synthesized cellulose aerogels (CAs) based on a green and simple LiBr system and modified the CAs with methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) for the fabrication of hydrophobized cellulose II aerogels (HCAs). The prepared HCAs have low density (0.021–0.039 g/cm 3 ), high porosity (97.6–98.7 %) and hierarchical porous structure. The water contact angle of the HCAs was 150°±5°, exhibiting the excellent hydrophobic and lipophilic properties of the HCAs. Oil/water separation experiments have shown that HCAs has outstanding separation efficiency of over 96 % for a variety of oil/water mixtures. Furthermore, the HCAs also exhibited excellent reusability for long-term use. HCAs are promising for a wide range of practical applications in oil–water separation, including oil/chemical spills and industrial effluent discharge, owing to the green and facile preparation process, excellent separation efficiency and superior reusability.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2020
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IF 7.182
Hao Wu,Shuqian Hu,Chunling Nie,Jiahui Zhang,Huafeng Tian,Weicheng Hu,Ting Shen,Jianguo Wang
Pathogens in the food and environment pose a great threat to human health. To solve this problem, we described a novel route to synthesize antibacterial epsilon-poly-L-lysine (EPL) anchored dicarboxyl cellulose beads. Cellulose beads were prepared via a sol-gel transition method and oxidized by sodium periodate and sodium chlorite to form carboxyl groups. EPL was anchored on the beads using carbodiimide mediated amidation. The structure and morphology of beads were characterized by FTIR, XPS, XRD, SEM, and TGA. After dissolution and regeneration, the crystalline form of cellulose is transformed from cellulose I to cellulose II. The thermal degradation temperature of the beads is 200∼300 °C.The samples displayed excellent antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus , Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris and Escherichia coli within 12 h. The beads could be biodegraded in soil after 20 days. The biodegradable beads exhibited great potential in food and environmental applications.
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材料科学
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化学
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生物技术
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环境科学
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食品科学
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