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01-08-2014 | Original Paper

Fast preparation of nanocrystalline cellulose by microwave-assisted hydrolysis

Authors: Tomaž Kos, Alojz Anžlovar, Matjaž Kunaver, Miroslav Huskić, Ema Žagar

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 4/2014

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In this work we report on the procedure for fast and controlled preparation of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) from commercially available microcrystalline cellulose using microwave-assisted hydrolysis. By varying the sulfuric acid concentration and hydrolysis temperature, an average hydrodynamic diameter of NCC between 126 and 1,310 nm with corresponding yields between 16 and 82 %, respectively, was obtained in a very short reaction time of 10 min. An additional advantage of the described procedure is its high reproducibility and ability to fine-tune the average NCC particle size by adjusting the reaction conditions, i.e., the sulfuric acid concentration and/or reaction temperature.

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Title: Fast preparation of nanocrystalline cellulose by microwave-assisted hydrolysis
Authors: Tomaž Kos
Alojz Anžlovar
Matjaž Kunaver
Miroslav Huskić
Ema Žagar
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-014-0315-2

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