Mild Alkaline Pretreatment for Isolation of Native-Like Lignin and Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanofibers (LCNF) from Crop Waste

Liu, Xuran; Li, Yanding; Ewulonu, Chinomso M.; Ralph, John; Xu, Feng; Zhang, Qilin; Wu, Min; Huang, Yong

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02800

Title: Mild Alkaline Pretreatment for Isolation of Native-Like Lignin and Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanofibers (LCNF) from Crop Waste

Journal Article · Tue Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02800· OSTI ID:1547690

Liu, Xuran ^[1];

^[2]; Ewulonu, Chinomso M. ^[3];

^[2];

^[4]; Zhang, Qilin ^[4];

^[1]; Huang, Yong ^[5]

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China, Department of Polymer and Textile Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, P. M. B. 5025, Awka, Nigeria
Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China

The efficient utilization of crop waste is limited because of plant cell wall recalcitrance. Solving this problem through sustainable processing while producing value-added products is crucial. Here we report a rapid lignocellulose fractionation method applied to common reed using milling under mild alkaline conditions without involving any organic solvents or other reagents. Lignin-containing cellulose nanofiber (LCNF) and native-like lignins were obtained in high yield. LCNF films prepared from the LCNF suspension could have their properties, such as transparency and hydrophobicity, adjusted by changing the pretreatment conditions. Overall this biomass fractionation provides value-added products and is an alternative to simply burning the crop waste.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1547690

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Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Name: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Vol. 7 Journal Issue: 16; ISSN 2168-0485

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