Enhancing the dispersibility of Gelidium amansii-derived microfibrillated cellulose through centrifugal fractionation

Nur Istianah, Hye Jee Kang, Yeon Ju Lee, Deokyeong Choe, Sung Keun Jung, Sung Chul Hong, Young Hoon Jung

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Abstract

Hydrothermal pretreatment is useful for microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) preparation due to its safety, but the remaining hemicellulose might affect MFC properties. This study aimed to investigate the effect of centrifugation time on hemicellulose removal and the physicochemical properties of MFC obtained after hydrothermal pretreatment and micro-fibrillation. In this study, centrifugation was applied to the MFC suspension at varying duration times. Composition analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectra indicated that fractionated MFC has no hemicellulose content after 10, 20, and 30 min centrifugation. It also showed an approximately 5 times higher than 0.5 % g/g of initial solid concentration, indicated by a lower gel concentration point, than unfractionated MFC. Scanning electron microscope images of the fractionated MFC for 30 min (MFC2C) presented thin, long cellulose fibrils of 517 nm in average diameter and 635–10,000 nm in length that induced a slower sedimentation rate. MFC2C dispersion was also improved by autoclave sterilization by regulating cellulose structure, rheology, and crystallinity. As a result, MFC dispersibility can be enhanced by removing hemicellulose through simple centrifugation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number129909
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume262
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2024

Keywords

  • Centrifugation
  • Dispersibility
  • Gelidium amansii
  • Microfibrillated cellulose
  • Sedimentation rate

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