Controlled Assembly of Lignocellulosic Biomass Components and Properties of Reformed Materials

Wang, Jing; Boy, Ramiz; Nguyen, Ngoc A.; Keum, Jong K.; Cullen, David A.; Chen, Jihua; Soliman, Mikhael; Littrell, Kenneth C.; Harper, David; Tetard, Laurene; Rials, Timothy G.; Naskar, Amit K.; Labbe, Nicole

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01639

Title: Controlled Assembly of Lignocellulosic Biomass Components and Properties of Reformed Materials

Journal Article · Tue Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01639· OSTI ID:1394418

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Center for Renewable Carbon
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Nanoscience Technology Center
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Center for Renewable Carbon; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science and Technology Division

Reforming whole lignocellulosic biomass into value-added materials has yet to be achieved mainly due to the infusible nature of biomass and its recalcitrance to dissolve in common organic solvents. Recently, the solubility of biomass in ionic liquids (ILs) has been explored to develop all-lignocellulosic materials; however, efficient dissolution and therefore production of value-added materials with desired mechanical properties remain a challenge. This article presents an approach to producing high-performance lignocellulosic films from hybrid poplar wood. An autohydrolysis step that removes ≤50% of the hemicellulose fraction is performed to enhance biomass solvation in 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium acetate ([C2mim][OAc]). The resulting biomass–IL solution is then cast into free-standing films using different coagulating solvents, yet preserving the polymeric nature of the biomass constituents. Methanol coagulated films exhibit a cocontinuous 3D-network structure with dispersed domains of less than 100 nm. The consolidated films with controllable morphology and structural order demonstrate tensile properties better than those of quasi-isotropic wood. Here, the methods for producing these biomass derivatives have potential for fabricating novel green materials with superior performance from woody and grassy biomass.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1394418

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 5, Issue 9; ISSN 2168-0485

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