Study on preparation of lignin-containing nanocellulose from bamboo parenchyma

Abstract

Bamboo vascular bundle fiber and parenchyma (BP) are separated by high-temperature treatment with saturated steam. Bamboo vascular bundle fiber is widely used in the market, but how to develop and utilize parenchyma tissue is a difficult problem. The sulfated cellulose nanofibers (ANFs) were obtained by sulfating BP with a deep eutectic solvent (DES), which provided a theoretical basis for the value-added utilization of BP. Using DES as the reaction medium and reagent, the BP was grafted with a sulfonic acid group to form a gel substance in water, ANFs and nanocellulose gel were obtained by ultrasonic cell crusher. The highest yield of ANFS was 75%. The width of the ANFs was about 3 nm, and a small number of nanofiber aggregates existed at the same time. A high aspect ratio of ANFs, due to their high viscosity, has potential applications as enhancers at low concentrations. Lewis acid (ZnCl2) added based on binary (DES) greatly improved the thermal stability of the ANFs and maintained the crystal form of cellulose I.