Lignocellulosic Nanocrystals from Sawmill Waste as Biotemplates for Free-Surfactant Synthesis of Photocatalytically Active Porous Silica
Maryam El Hajam, Noureddine Idrissi Kandri, Abdelaziz Zerouale, Xiaoju Wang, Jan Gustafsson, Luyao Wang, Ermei Mäkilä, Leena Hupa, Chunlin Xu
Abstract
, respectively. This study provides a simple route to extract L-CNCs and CNCs as organic templates to prepare nanostructured silica. The different silica structures showed excellent photodegradation of MB.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceTetraethyl orthosilicateCrystallinityCalcinationChemical engineeringNanocrystalLigninPhotocatalysisSawdustPorosityComposite materialNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryCatalysisEngineeringChemistryAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesEnzyme-mediated dye degradationLignin and Wood Chemistry