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Liang P, Chen X, Wang J, Cai C, He M, Li X, Li Y, Koskela S, Xu D. Regenerated cellulose films with controllable microporous structure for enhanced seed germination. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 279:135287. [PMID: 39233169 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 09/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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In this work, the preparation of high-performance and porous regenerated cellulose (RCNH) films for seed germination application were investigated. The films were prepared from bamboo-based cellulose carbamate-NaOH/ZnO/urea and coagulated using environmentally friendly aqueous solution of (NH4)2SO4. The results showed that the pore size of the films could be efficiently controlled by changing the concentration and temperature of the coagulation bath. In a mild environment, the system remains undisturbed, resulting in slow diffusion between the solvent and coagulation bath. This allows for the cellulose molecular chains to align in parallel and self-aggregate, forming a three-dimensional network structure. Therefore, the best mechanical properties were demonstrated by a film coagulated using 5 wt% (NH4)2SO4 solution at 10 °C. This film showed excellent tensile strength of 108 MPa and high elongation at break (35 %). As compared to a plastic wrap, the film demonstrated higher permeability for oxygen, and a moisture retaining ability. Due to these properties, it could be used as an agricultural film to encase and promote the growth of mung bean seeds. Moreover, the film was biodegradable with a short decomposition time, losing 90.75 % of its original mass after 63 days. In a summary, this work provides a route for robust, biodegradable, and permeable regenerated cellulose films with potential applications as biodegradable agricultural mulches.
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- Pin Liang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China.
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Wan J, Luo C. Accumulation of Hydrogen Bonds and van der Waals Interactions Determines Force Response between Two Parallel Cellulose Chains: Steered Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:6742-6750. [PMID: 38975805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c01826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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We investigated the response forces between two parallel cellulose chains during the shearing and tearing processes by using steered molecular dynamics simulations. It was found that there are two logarithmic dependencies between response force and pulling speed in shearing processes but only one in tearing, according to Bell's equation by fitting the f-ln v curve. The mechanism is that there are 2-fold interactions determining the force response between two parallel cellulose chains resisting chain separation during a shearing process. Our results indicate that hydrogen bonds dominate the interchain interactions in the fast pull mode (FPM) for shearing, while van der Waals interactions dominate in the slow pull mode (SPM). For tearing, the one-by-one breaking of hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions plays a main role.
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- Jia Wan
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Akhlaghi Bagherjeri M, Monhemi H, Haque ANMA, Naebe M. Molecular mechanism of cellulose dissolution in N-methyl morpholine-N-oxide: A molecular dynamics simulation study. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 323:121433. [PMID: 37940258 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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N-methyl morpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) is the only commercialised solvent to dissolve cellulose and produce lyocell. However, the molecular mechanism of NMMO-induced cellulose solubilisation is unknown which limits further process development. In this work, and for the first time the complete dissolution process of a large cellulose bunch was simulated in NMMO monohydrate using long microsecond molecular dynamic simulations. The dissolution process was also simulated in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EmimAc) as an efficient ionic liquid in cellulose dissolution and the results were compared with the aqueous conditions. While the cellulose bunch showed a stable and insoluble structure in pure water, it was completely and efficiently dissolved in both NMMO monohydrate and EmimAc. It was shown that the dissolution time of cellulose in NMMO monohydrate is almost twice that in EmimAc, which is in agreement with the experimental observations. Although it is revealed that hydrogen bonding is the main driving force of cellulose dissolution in NMMO monohydrate, one cannot explain the complete molecular mechanism of NMMO-induced cellulose dissolution only by considering hydrogen bonds. A straightforward molecular mechanism was proposed, in which the interactions of NMMO molecules, not with cellulose, but with the other NMMO molecules play a critical role in the dissolution process.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran
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- Deakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia.
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Chen Y, Fu X, Yu S, Quan K, Zhao C, Shao Z, Ye D, Qi H, Chen P. Parameterization of classical nonpolarizable force field for hydroxide toward the large‐scale molecular dynamics simulation of cellulose in pre‐cooled alkali/urea aqueous solution. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yu Chen
- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Textiles, Ministry of Education Jiangnan University Wuxi Jiangsu Province China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- China Institute of Marine Technology and Economy Beijing China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering Wuyi University Jiangmen Guangdong Province China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong Province China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Cellulose and Its Derivatives School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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Goh PS, Othman MHD, Matsuura T. Waste Reutilization in Polymeric Membrane Fabrication: A New Direction in Membranes for Separation. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:782. [PMID: 34677548 PMCID: PMC8541373 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11100782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In parallel to the rapid growth in economic and social activities, there has been an undesirable increase in environmental degradation due to the massively produced and disposed waste. The need to manage waste in a more innovative manner has become an urgent matter. In response to the call for circular economy, some solid wastes can offer plenty of opportunities to be reutilized as raw materials for the fabrication of functional, high-value products. In the context of solid waste-derived polymeric membrane development, this strategy can pave a way to reduce the consumption of conventional feedstock for the production of synthetic polymers and simultaneously to dampen the negative environmental impacts resulting from the improper management of these solid wastes. The review aims to offer a platform for overviewing the potentials of reutilizing solid waste in liquid separation membrane fabrication by covering the important aspects, including waste pretreatment and raw material extraction, membrane fabrication and characterizations, as well as the separation performance evaluation of the resultant membranes. Three major types of waste-derived polymeric raw materials, namely keratin, cellulose, and plastics, are discussed based on the waste origins, limitations in the waste processing, and their conversion into polymeric membranes. With the promising material properties and viability of processing facilities, recycling and reutilization of waste resources for membrane fabrication are deemed to be a promising strategy that can bring about huge benefits in multiple ways, especially to make a step closer to sustainable and green membrane production.
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- Pei Sean Goh
- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada;
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Liu G, Li W, Chen L, Zhang X, Niu D, Chen Y, Yuan S, Bei Y, Zhu Q. Molecular dynamics studies on the aggregating behaviors of cellulose molecules in NaOH/urea aqueous solution. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cheng L, Zhu X, Hamaker BR, Zhang H, Campanella OH. Complexation process of amylose under different concentrations of linoleic acid using molecular dynamics simulation. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 216:157-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Jiang Z, Tang L, Gao X, Zhang W, Ma J, Zhang L. Solvent Regulation Approach for Preparing Cellulose-Nanocrystal-Reinforced Regenerated Cellulose Fibers and Their Properties. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:2001-2008. [PMID: 31459451 PMCID: PMC6648215 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An electrolyte and aprotic solvent mixture were used to prepare cellulose solutions containing cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). All-cellulose composite fibers were then produced by dry-wet spinning these solutions. The presence of CNC in the all-cellulose fibers was demonstrated, and the effects of the CNC on the fiber properties were investigated. The all-cellulose fibers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and electronic tensile measurements. These results showed that CNCs were present in the mixture and that their structure was maintained in the all-cellulose fibers. No compatibility problems between the CNC and cellulose II matrix were observed. Introducing CNC enhanced the crystallinity, thermal stability, and mechanical properties of the composite fibers.
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