A Simple Approach to Prepare Carboxycellulose Nanofibers from Untreated Biomass

• Published in: Biomacromolecules Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 2333 - 2342
• Main Authors: Sharma, Priyanka R, Joshi, Ritika, Sharma, Sunil K, Hsiao, Benjamin S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 14.08.2017
• Subjects: Biomass; Cellulose, Oxidized - chemistry; crystal structure; Drinking Water; electric power; fertilizers; heavy metals; jute; metal ions; nanofibers; Nanofibers - chemistry; Nanofibers - ultrastructure; nitric acid; nitrites; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oxidation; stable isotopes; transmission electron microscopy; water purification; Water Purification - methods

A simple approach was developed to prepare carboxycellulose nanofibers directly from untreated biomass using nitric acid or nitric acid-sodium nitrite mixtures. Experiments indicated that this approach greatly reduced the need for multichemicals, and offered significant benefits in lowering the cons...