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Easily-manufactured paper-based materials with high porosity for adsorption/separation applications in complex wastewater
A multi-functional porous paper-based material was prepared from grass pulp by simple pore-forming and green cross-linking method. As a pore-forming agent, calcium citrate increased the porosity of the paper-b...
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Constructing carboxymethyl cellulose-metal ion crosslinked networks in old corrugated recycled paper enhances its strength and wet stability
Sustainable and low-cost old corrugated container (OCC) paper has been extensively employed in packaging materials for ship** and handling different products to substitute petroleum-based plastics. However, ...
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Bio-inspired catalytic one-step prepared R-siloxane cellulose composite membranes with highly efficient oil separation
Inspired by the hydrophobic waxy layer structure on the back of the desert beetle, a super-hydrophobic material was prepared via the sol–gel silanisation of porous cellulose membrane (CM) using triethoxysilane...
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Phosphomolybdic acid-catalyzed oxidation of waste starch: a new strategy for handling the OCC pul** wastewater
When old corrugated cardboard (OCC) is returned to the paper mill for repul** and reuse, the starch, which is added to the paper surface as a reinforcement agent, is dissolved into the pul** wastewater. Mo...
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Electrochemical sensing of Staphylococcus aureus based on conductive anti-fouling interface
A system for the rapid and ultra-sensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a prevalent foodborne pathogen is introduced. Limitations of typical electrochemical sensing, often subjected to interfe...
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Underwater superoleophobic all-cellulose composite papers for the separation of emulsified oil
All-cellulose paper-based composites with underwater superoleophobicity and high-wet-strength were developed by casting a barrier layer of bacterial cellulose (BC) on a filter paper substrate. To optimize the ...
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Facile isolation of colloidal stable chitin nano-crystals from Metapenaeus ensis shell via solid maleic acid hydrolysis and their application for synthesis of silver nanoparticles
Recently, the isolation of chitin nano-crystals (ChNCs) via green methods has received great interests in the scientific research community. In this study, one-pot and eco-friendly process to isolate ChNCs from M...
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Electrochemical sensing of lead(II) by differential pulse voltammetry using conductive polypyrrole nanoparticles
An electrochemical sensor for Pb(II) is described that exploits (a) the outstanding adsorption ability of chitosan modified with quaternary ammonium groups (CQAS; cationic) and of lignosulfonate (LSN; anionic)...
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Fluorescent cellulose nanocrystals for the detection of lead ions in complete aqueous solution
A fluorescent probe for the detection of lead ions in complete aqueous solution was synthesized by covalently combining a fluorescent 1,8-naphthalimide dye with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). The dye-labelled ...
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Fluorescent CdTe-QD-encoded nanocellulose microspheres by green spraying method
With water-soluble CdTe quantum Dots (QDs) as fluorescent labels and TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) as matrix, dual-color QD-encoded microspheres were prepared by mechanical spraying, freeze-moldin...
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Highly Dispersible Cellulose Nanofibrils Produced via Mechanical Pretreatment and TEMPO-mediated Oxidation
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) can prepare flexible nanomaterials with its large aspect ratio. Due to the supramolecular, cellulose fibers are difficultly dissociated to CNFs. In order to destroy this supramolec...
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Morphology control for tunable optical properties of cellulose nanofibrils films
Flexible cellulose nanofibrils film substrates with high smooth surface and high transparency are attractive for next- generation flexible transparent electrical device applications. In recent years, tuning op...
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Contribution of lignin to the surface structure and physical performance of cellulose nanofibrils film
Herein, lignocellulosic nanofibrils (LCNF) suspension containing 0.1, 3.9, and 17.2 wt% lignin were utilized to fabricate films by filtration and pressing process. The stiff nature of fibrils containing lignin...
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Enhancing physical performance and hydrophobicity of paper-based cellulosic material via impregnation with starch and PEI-KH560
The exploitation of light-weight paper-based cellulosic materials (PBCM) is beneficial for protecting the environment, cutting production cost and improving utilization efficiency of cellulose. In this study, ...
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Effect of fiber drying on properties of lignin containing cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils produced through maleic acid hydrolysis
The effect of fiber drying on the properties of lignin containing cellulose nanocrystals (LCNC) and nanofibrils (LCNF) produced using concentrated maleic acid hydrolysis of a never dried unbleached mixed hardw...
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Thermo-responsive cellulose paper via ARGET ATRP
Thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacryl-amide) (PNIPAM), was grafted from cellulose paper via activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP). Six solvents with diffe...
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Open AccessHybridizing wood cellulose and graphene oxide toward high-performance fibers
High-performance microfibers such as carbon fibers are widely used in aircraft and wind turbine blades. Well-aligned, strong microfibers prepared by hybridizing two-dimensional (2D) graphene oxide (GO) nanoshe...