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Industrial application of orange tree nanocellulose as papermaking reinforcement agent

Authors: Eduardo Espinosa, Rafael Isaías Arrebola, Isabel Bascón-Villegas, Mónica Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Juan Domínguez-Robles, Alejandro Rodríguez

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 18/2020

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The aim of this work was to study the feasibility of using orange tree pruning to obtain lignocellulose nanofibers (LCNFs) and their application in paperboard recycling process. The orange tree pruning was treated with an environmentally friendly process (13% NaOH on dry matter, at liquid/solid ratio of 8, 170 °C and 40 min). The cellulosic pulp obtained was used for the isolation of LCNFs by means of two different pretreatments, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-mediated (TO-LCNFs) and mechanical refining (Mec-LCNFs), followed by high-pressure homogenization treatment. The reinforcement effect produced by the LCNF addition on paperboard recycled fiber was compared with other conventional industrial techniques such as chemical addition and mechanical beating. It was shown that TEMPO-mediated oxidation produces a greater delamination in fiber during its nanofibrillation, obtaining smaller width nanofibers with greater specific surface. The LCNF addition, especially TO-LCNFs, presents reinforcement effects comparable to those achieved by mechanical beating for the different mechanical properties, with the advantage of not modifying the fiber physically and increasing the numbers of recycling cycles. The economic analysis of both treatments shows that despite the Mec-LCNF cost is slightly higher, it is presented as an alternative to mechanical beating for use in paperboard recycling process.

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Title: Industrial application of orange tree nanocellulose as papermaking reinforcement agent
Authors: Eduardo Espinosa
Rafael Isaías Arrebola
Isabel Bascón-Villegas
Mónica Sánchez-Gutiérrez
Juan Domínguez-Robles
Alejandro Rodríguez
Publication date: 21-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 18/2020
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03353-w

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