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A Novel Dual-Channel Carbon Nitride Homojunction with Nanofibrous Carbon for Significantly Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production
Photocatalytic H2O2 synthesis (PHS) via graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a low-carbon and environmentally friendly approach, which has garnered tremendous attention. However, as for the pristine g-C3N4, the PH...
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Catechol-functionalised dialdehyde cellulose-containing hydrogels with tissue adhesion, sensing and haemostatic properties for wound healing
Recently, cellulose-based hydrogels have been widely used in biomedical applications. However, obtaining hydrogels with integrated tissue adhesion, sensing, haemostatic and wound healing capabilities remains c...
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Enhancing the selective separation of hemicelluloses from cellulosic fibers in NaOH/ZnO aqueous solution
To achieve a breakthrough in the application of cold caustic extraction, it is necessary to limit the amount of alkali and to dissolve the hemicelluloses sufficiently. A NaOH/ZnO aqueous solution system was us...
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Achieving Higher Signal Response Than Splitless GC Injection by High-Pressure Headspace Sampling and Full Evaporation Technique
This paper aims to improve the signal response in headspace (HS) analysis over than the GC analysis with a classical splitless injection mode, and this was achieved by the development of high-pressure headspac...
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An environmentally friendly and highly transparent ZnO/cellulose nanocomposite membrane for UV sensing and shielding
A highly transparent ZnO/cellulose composite membrane with UV sensing and shielding abilities was prepared via a facile blending method. ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) without additional surface modification are ...
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A chitosan/dopamine-TiO2 composite nanofiltration membrane for antifouling in water purification
A major obstacle for the development of the cellulose-based nanofiltration membrane is its fouling. In this study, a novel cellulose-based composite nanofiltration membrane (CS/DA-TiO2-NFM) with excellent anti-fo...
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Mussel-inspired biocompatible polydopamine/carboxymethyl cellulose/polyacrylic acid adhesive hydrogels with UV-shielding capacity
Hydrogels are attractive due to their various applications in the fields of biomedical materials, cosmetics, and biosensors. To enhance UV protection and prevent skin penetration behaviors, inspired by the mus...
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Open AccessUnderstanding the promoting effect of non-catalytic protein on enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of lignocelluloses
Lignin deposits formed on the surface of pretreated lignocellulosic substrates during acidic pretreatments can non-productively adsorb costly enzymes and thereby influence the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency o...
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Photochromic nanocellulose composite films with excellent anti-UV capacity
Recently, green and sustainable photochromic devices have attracted considerable attention in the research community. In this work, we report a novel ultraviolet (UV)-responsive nanocellulose film using ammoni...
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Water molecule “spinning cutter” controllably improving the performance of cellulosic fibers
High reactivity of dissolving pulp is the basic parameter for achieving the deeply advanced applications of natural cellulosic fiber in the sustainable society. Here we developed a simple yet effective strateg...
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A cellulose-based nanofiltration membrane with a stable three-layer structure for the treatment of drinking water
Nanofiltration membrane (NFM) is an effective and advanced semi-permeable membrane (pore size: 1 ~ 2 nm) for deep purification of drinking water due to their low operating pressure and high divalent salt ion r...
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Quantification of N-methyl morpholine N-oxide in biorefinery process solution by headspace gas chromatography
This work developed a novel method for the determination of N-methyl morpholine N-oxide (NMMO) in the solution of biorefining, such as lyocell or biomass pretreatment. Copper hydride in situ (CuH) was generate...
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UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy used in analysis of lignocellulosic biomass material
Because of the wide adaptability to samples in various states, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy has attracted increasing attention. In the present work, it was firstly used to analyze lignocellulosic bi...
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Transparent and conductive cellulose film by controllably growing aluminum doped zinc oxide on regenerated cellulose film
Functional applications of cellulose have attracted large amount of attentions owing to its natural, environmentally friendly, light-weight characteristics. In this study, a cellulose-based conductive film (CC...
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Comparison of single-stage and two-stage hydrothermal pretreatments for improving hemicellulose separation from bamboo chips
In this work, a simple two-stage pretreatment (TSP) was utilized to improve hemicellulose separation and alleviate lignin condensation and therefore facilitate hemicellulose extraction and subsequent kraft pul...
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Effects of hemicellulose content on TEMPO-mediated selective oxidation, and the properties of films prepared from bleached chemical pulp
In this work, chemical pulp was used to prepare hazy transparent films, and the effects of hemicellulose content on carboxyl group formation during TEMPO-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) mediated oxidati...
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Ultrasonic treatment for enhancing the accessibility and reactivity of softwood rayon-grade kraft-based dissolving pulp
The cellulose reactivity is a critical parameter in the manufacturing process of viscose rayon with dissolving pulp. In this study, an ultrasonic treatment, which is considered as an environmentally friendly p...
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An effective metal controller used for enhancing cellulose protection in oxygen delignification
Due to the detrimental effects induced by transition metals on oxygen delignification, it is necessary to explore effective cellulose protector for improving the oxygen delignification efficiency. In this work...
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Urea/NaOH system for enhancing the removal of hemicellulose from cellulosic fibers
Hemicellulose separation/removal from cellulosic fibers is critical for manufacturing high-purity cellulose (dissolving pulp). In this communication, a combined system of using both urea and NaOH was studied t...
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Preparation of highly hazy transparent cellulose film from dissolving pulp
Recently, cellulose films or nanopapers have aroused great attention due to their potential for utilization in photoelectric materials. In this study, transparent cellulose films were prepared from TEMPO-oxidi...
