Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse
The bagasse of Agave tequilana Weber is one of the most abundant agroindustrial wastes in the state of Jalisco. However, at the present time, there is no technical use for this waste, and its high availability makes it an environmental problem. The objective of this research was to take advantage of...
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| author | Hasbleidy Palacios Hinestroza Javier A. Hernández Diaz Marianelly Esquivel Alfaro Guillermo Toriz Orlando J. Rojas Belkis C. Sulbarán-Rangel |
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| description | The bagasse of Agave tequilana Weber is one of the most abundant agroindustrial wastes in the state of Jalisco. However, at the present time, there is no technical use for this waste, and its high availability makes it an environmental problem. The objective of this research was to take advantage of this waste and give it an added value to be used in the elaboration of advanced materials. In this sense, the agave bagasse cellulose was obtained using an organosolv method. To obtain the nanofibrils, the cellulose was passed through 6 cycles of a microfluidizer. The material was classified by FTIR, confirming the presence of the functional groups (O-H, C-H, C-C, and C-O-C), characteristics of cellulose, and the elimination of hemicellulose and lignin present in agave bagasse without treatment. The X-ray diffraction technique allowed the determination of the degree of crystallinity of the cellulose nanofibers, which was 68.5%, with a negative zeta potential of −42 mV. The images from the atomic force microscopy helped for the observation of the degree of fibrillation in the cellulose, and with the software ImageJ, the average diameter of the nanofibers was determined to be 75 ± 5 nm with a relatively uniform length of 1.0–1.2 μm. Finally, by means of thermogravimetric analysis, it was found that the obtained cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) supported high temperatures of thermal decomposition, so it was concluded that due to the diameter of the fibrils, the high resistance to pressure, and elasticity, the nanofibrils obtained in this investigation can be used in the elaboration of advanced materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7528388b628547f9a4f70dd4af7b3eca2025-02-03T01:24:53ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422019-01-01201910.1155/2019/13425471342547Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber BagasseHasbleidy Palacios Hinestroza0Javier A. Hernández Diaz1Marianelly Esquivel Alfaro2Guillermo Toriz3Orlando J. Rojas4Belkis C. Sulbarán-Rangel5Department of Water and Energy, University of Guadalajara Campus Tonalá 45425, MexicoDepartment of Water and Energy, University of Guadalajara Campus Tonalá 45425, MexicoPolymers Research Laboratory (POLIUNA), Chemistry Department, National University of Costa Rica, Heredia 3000, Costa RicaDepartment of Wood, Cellulose and Paper, University of Guadalajara, Tonalá 450110, MexicoDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo 00076, FinlandDepartment of Water and Energy, University of Guadalajara Campus Tonalá 45425, MexicoThe bagasse of Agave tequilana Weber is one of the most abundant agroindustrial wastes in the state of Jalisco. However, at the present time, there is no technical use for this waste, and its high availability makes it an environmental problem. The objective of this research was to take advantage of this waste and give it an added value to be used in the elaboration of advanced materials. In this sense, the agave bagasse cellulose was obtained using an organosolv method. To obtain the nanofibrils, the cellulose was passed through 6 cycles of a microfluidizer. The material was classified by FTIR, confirming the presence of the functional groups (O-H, C-H, C-C, and C-O-C), characteristics of cellulose, and the elimination of hemicellulose and lignin present in agave bagasse without treatment. The X-ray diffraction technique allowed the determination of the degree of crystallinity of the cellulose nanofibers, which was 68.5%, with a negative zeta potential of −42 mV. The images from the atomic force microscopy helped for the observation of the degree of fibrillation in the cellulose, and with the software ImageJ, the average diameter of the nanofibers was determined to be 75 ± 5 nm with a relatively uniform length of 1.0–1.2 μm. Finally, by means of thermogravimetric analysis, it was found that the obtained cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) supported high temperatures of thermal decomposition, so it was concluded that due to the diameter of the fibrils, the high resistance to pressure, and elasticity, the nanofibrils obtained in this investigation can be used in the elaboration of advanced materials.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1342547 |
| spellingShingle | Hasbleidy Palacios Hinestroza Javier A. Hernández Diaz Marianelly Esquivel Alfaro Guillermo Toriz Orlando J. Rojas Belkis C. Sulbarán-Rangel Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse |
| title_full | Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse |
| title_fullStr | Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse |
| title_short | Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse |
| title_sort | isolation and characterization of nanofibrillar cellulose from agave tequilana weber bagasse |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1342547 |
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