Hemicellulose content affects the properties of cellulose nanofibrils produced from softwood pulp fibres by LPMO
Salla Koskela, Li Zha, Shennan Wang, Max Yan, Qi Zhou
Abstract
After lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) treatment, colloidally stable and thin cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) of a uniform width are produced from kraft pulp fibres, which has a higher hemicellulose content than dissolving pulp fibres.
Topics & Concepts
HemicelluloseCellulosePulp (tooth)SoftwoodKraft processKraft paperPulp and paper industryDissolving pulpPolysaccharideChemistryDissolutionChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePolymer scienceComposite materialOrganic chemistryEngineeringMedicinePathologyAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood ChemistryPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls