RT Journal Article
T1 Critical comparison of the properties of cellulose nanofibers produced from softwood and hardwood through enzymatic, chemical and mechanical processes
A1 Sánchez Salvador, José Luis
A1 Campano Tiedra, Cristina
A1 Balea Martín, Ana
A1 Tarrés, Quim
A1 Delgado Aguilar, Marc
A1 Mutjé, Pere
A1 Blanco Suárez, María Ángeles
A1 Negro Álvarez, Carlos Manuel
AB Current knowledge on the properties of different types of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) is fragmented. Properties variation is very extensive, depending on raw materials, effectiveness of the treatments to extract the cellulose fraction from the lignocellulosic biomass, pretreatments to facilitate cellulose fibrillation and final mechanical process to separate the microfibrils. Literature offers multiple parameters to characterize the CNFs prepared by different routes. However, there is a lack of an extensive guide to compare the CNFs. In this study, we perform a critical comparison of rheological, compositional, and morphological features of CNFs, produced from the most representative types of woody plants, hardwood and softwood, using different types and intensities of pretreatments, including enzymatic, chemical and mechanical ones, and varying the severity of mechanical treatment focusing on the relationship between macroscopic and microscopic parameters. This structured information will be exceedingly useful to select the most appropriate CNF for a certain application based on the most relevant parameters in each case.
PB Elsevier
SN 0141-8130
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71577
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71577
LA eng
NO CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2022)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Banco Santander
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2025