Micronized cellulose from citrus processing waste using water and electricity only

Autor:	Samar Al Jitan, Antonino Scurria, Lorenzo Albanese, Mario Pagliaro, Francesco Meneguzzo, Federica Zabini, Reem Al Sakkaf, Ahmed Yusuf, Giovanni Palmisano, Rosaria Ciriminna
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Citrus Electricity Structural Biology Fruit Water General Medicine Cellulose Molecular Biology Biochemistry
Zdroj:	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 204:587-592
ISSN:	0141-8130
Popis:	Along with a water-soluble fraction rich in pectin, the hydrodynamic cavitation of citrus processing waste carried out in water demonstrated directly on semi-industrial scale affords an insoluble fraction consisting of micronized cellulose of low crystallinity ("CytroCell"). Lemon and grapefruit CytroCell respectively consist of 100-500 nm wide cellulose nanorods, and of 500-1000 nm wide ramified microfibrils extending for several μm. These findings establish a technically viable route to low crystallinity micronized cellulose laying in between nano- and microcellulose, using water and electricity only.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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