Al Jitan, Samar and Scurria, Antonino and Albanese, Lorenzo and Pagliaro, Mario and Meneguzzo, Francesco and Zabini, Federica and Al Sakkaf, Reem and Yusuf, Ahmed and Palmisano, Giovanni and Ciriminna, Rosaria (2022) Micronized cellulose from citrus processing waste using water and electricity only. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 204. pp. 587-592. ISSN 01418130
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Abstract
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 ?m. These findings establish a technically viable route to low crystallinity micronized cellulose laying in between nano- and microcellulose, using water and electricity only.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 540 Chimica e scienze connesse |
| Depositing User: | Rosaria Ciriminna |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2023 11:40 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2023 11:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/22361 |
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