| Title: | Isolation and characterization of nanocellulose from Polypodiophyta fern using chemo-mechanical method |
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| Authors: | ID Vasić, Katja (Author)
ID Dokl, Monika (Author)
ID Knez, Željko (Author)
ID Leitgeb, Maja (Author) |
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| Files: |  biomimetics-09-00624.pdf (3,75 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FKKT - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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| Abstract: | Nanocellulose is considered a promising and sustainable biomaterial, with excellent properties of biorenewability with improved mechanical properties. As a unique natural biopolymer, it has been applied to many different industries, where efficient and environmentally friendly productions are in demand. For the first time, ferns from the class Polypodiopsida were used for the isolation of cellulose fibers, which was performed using a chemo-mechanical method. As chemical treatment plays a crucial role in the isolation of nanocellulose, it affects the efficiency of the extraction process, as well as the properties of the resulting nanocellulose. Therefore, mechanical fibrillation was performed via grinding, while the chemical process consisted of three different treatments: alkali treatment, bleaching, and acid hydrolysis. In three different experiments, each treatment was separately prolonged to investigate the differing properties of isolated nanocellulose. Structural analysis and morphological analysis were investigated by SEM, EDS, FT-IR, and DLS. The thermal stability of cellulose fibers was investigated by TGA/DSC. The morphology of obtained nanocellulose was confirmed via SEM analysis for all samples, with particles ranging from 20 nm up to 600 nm, while the most consistent sizes were observed for NC3, ranging from 20 to 60 nm. FT-IR spectra showed prominent absorption peaks corresponding to cellulose, as well as the absence of absorption peaks, corresponding to lignin and hemicellulose. The EDS confirmed the elemental purity of nanocellulose, while TGA/DSC indicated higher thermal stability of nanocellulose, compared to untreated fern, which started to degrade earlier than nanocellulose. Such characteristics with unique properties make nanocellulose a versatile biomaterial for the industrial production of cellulosic materials. |
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| Keywords: | nanocellulose, isolation, Polypodiophyta fern, chemo-mechanical method, biomaterial, biopolymers |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 10.10.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 11.10.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 14.10.2024 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 16 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 9, iss. 10, [article no.] 624 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-91737  |
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| UDC: | 620.3 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2313-7673 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 212094723 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/biomimetics9100624 |
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| Copyright: | © 2024 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 31.01.2025 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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