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A Comparative Investigation on Structural and Chemical Differences between the Pith and Rind of Sunflower Stalk and Their Influences on Nanofibrillation Efficiency

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العنوان: A Comparative Investigation on Structural and Chemical Differences between the Pith and Rind of Sunflower Stalk and Their Influences on Nanofibrillation Efficiency
المؤلفون: Lingyan Zhang, Wenting Ren, Fangqingxin Liu, Linmin Xia, Xiaomei Wu, Rilong Yang, Yan Yu, Xuexia Zhang
المصدر: Polymers; Volume 14; Issue 5; Pages: 930
بيانات النشر: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: MDPI Open Access Publishing
مصطلحات موضوعية: sunflower stalk, chemical composition, cell structure, cellulose nanofiber, nanofibrillation
الوصف: The structure and chemical composition of cell walls play a vital role in the bioconversion and utilization of plants. In the present study, the cell wall structure and chemical composition of pith and rind from sunflower stalks were compared and correlated to their nanofibrillation efficiency with ultrasonic treatment. Mild chemical pretreatment using 1% or 4% NaOH without any bleaching process were applied prior to ultrasonication nanofibrillation. Significant structural and chemical differences were demonstrated between the pith and rind, with the former exhibiting a much lower lignin and hemicellulose contents, higher pectin, much looser cell structure and higher cell wall porosity than the latter. Alkaline treatment alone was sufficient to eliminate most of the hemicellulose and pectin from stalk pith, whereas only partial removal of hemicellulose and lignin was achieved for the woody rind part. After 30 min of ultrasonic treatment, the stalk pith exhibited fully defibrillated fibrils with a continuous and entangled micro/nanofibrillated network, whereas numerous micron-sized fiber and fragments remained for the rind. The results indicated that stalk pith is less recalcitrant and easier to be fibrillated with ultrasonication than rind, which must be correlated to their distinct differences in both structure and chemical composition.
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اللغة: English
Relation: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14050930
DOI: 10.3390/polym14050930
الاتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14050930
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.1DE99E51
قاعدة البيانات: BASE