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›› 2017, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 667-674.DOI: 10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2017.06.003

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Preparation of porous regenerated lignocellulose-beads from wheat straw:influence of the concentration of raw materials on the performance of beads

ZHANG Huazhen, ZHANG Zhiguo, GUO Cunyue   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2016-12-23 Revised:2017-02-22 Online:2017-11-15

Abstract: The utilization of lignocellulose such as straw has spurred wide interests. In this study, wheat straw was employed to prepare porous regenerated lignocellulose-beads (LBs) by an emulsification-solidification-freeze drying process using[Bmim]Cl as a solvent. The lignocellulose-beads fabricated at four different concentrations of wheat straw-solution were compared. The beads derived from 5% wheat straw-solution was found to have regular morphology, uniform micro-structure, the biggest specific surface area, and the maximum ability of nitrogen adsorption rate. The thinner the wheat straw-solution was, the narrower the particle size distribution was. There existed a positive correlation between the degree of crystallinity of cellulose in LBs and the concentration of wheat straw-solution. These results suggest that the concentration of wheat straw-solution was the predominant factor for the preparation of porous regenerated lignocellulose-beads. This work contributes significantly to the understanding of physical and chemical properties of LBs and to the optimization of process parameters.

Key words: wheat straw, porous regenerated lignocellulose-beads, lignocellulose, ionic liquid

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