Deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose into
nanocrystalline cellulose rods and mesogenic phase formation in
concentrated low-modulus sodium silicate solutions

J 2019

Deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose into nanocrystalline cellulose rods and mesogenic phase formation in concentrated low-modulus sodium silicate solutions

BERTOLLA, L., I. DLOUHY, E. BARTONICKOVA, Jaromír TOUŠEK, Jiří NOVÁČEK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose into nanocrystalline cellulose rods and mesogenic phase formation in concentrated low-modulus sodium silicate solutions

Authors

BERTOLLA, L., I. DLOUHY, E. BARTONICKOVA, Jaromír TOUŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří NOVÁČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and P. MACOVA

Edition

Cellulose, DORDRECHT, SPRINGER, 2019, 0969-0239

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10404 Polymer science

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.210

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/19:00113291

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02364-6

UT WoS

000465576000008

Keywords in English

Microfibrillated cellulose; Cellulose nanocrystal; Sodium silicate

Abstract

V originále

This work demonstrates for the first time the deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) into rod-like cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) in concentrated low modulus sodium silicate solutions. To this aim, MFC suspensions at different concentrations were first treated in sodium hydroxide solutions and then amorphous silica powder was added. Optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observation showed how MFC was efficiently deconstructed into CNCs, evidencing the occurrence of a phase separation into an isotropic and mesogenic phase. The extracted CNCs were characterized by a remarkably higher length (600-1200nm) in comparison with the plant-derived ones commonly reported in literature. FT-IR spectroscopy and Si-29 MAS NMR confirmed that the Q(n) equilibrium of the suspended silicate species was affected, proportionally to the amount of MFC. It was also shown, that due to the excluded volume effect exerted by silicate anions, nematic or smectic ordering could be achieved for CNC concentrations far below the critical rod concentration predicted by the Doi-Edwards model. [GRAPHICS] .

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BERTOLLA, L., I. DLOUHY, E. BARTONICKOVA, Jaromír TOUŠEK, Jiří NOVÁČEK and P. MACOVA. Deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose into nanocrystalline cellulose rods and mesogenic phase formation in concentrated low-modulus sodium silicate solutions. Cellulose. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER, 2019, vol. 26, No 7, p. 4325-4344. ISSN 0969-0239. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02364-6.

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N2  - This work demonstrates for the first time the deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) into rod-like cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) in concentrated low modulus sodium silicate solutions. To this aim, MFC suspensions at different concentrations were first treated in sodium hydroxide solutions and then amorphous silica powder was added. Optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observation showed how MFC was efficiently deconstructed into CNCs, evidencing the occurrence of a phase separation into an isotropic and mesogenic phase. The extracted CNCs were characterized by a remarkably higher length (600-1200nm) in comparison with the plant-derived ones commonly reported in literature. FT-IR spectroscopy and Si-29 MAS NMR confirmed that the Q(n) equilibrium of the suspended silicate species was affected, proportionally to the amount of MFC. It was also shown, that due to the excluded volume effect exerted by silicate anions, nematic or smectic ordering could be achieved for CNC concentrations far below the critical rod concentration predicted by the Doi-Edwards model. [GRAPHICS] .
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BERTOLLA, L., I. DLOUHY, E. BARTONICKOVA, Jaromír TOUŠEK, Jiří NOVÁČEK and P. MACOVA. Deconstruction of microfibrillated cellulose into nanocrystalline cellulose rods and mesogenic phase formation in concentrated low-modulus sodium silicate solutions. \textit{Cellulose}. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER, 2019, vol.~26, No~7, p.~4325-4344. ISSN~0969-0239. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02364-6.

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