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Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from spent culture substrate of Auricularia auricula

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The culture substrate of Auricularia auricula contains lots of wood residues, which is not easy to compost or be used to produce feed. In this study, the spent culture substrate of Auricularia auricula (SSA) was used as raw material to prepare cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). The CNCs were prepared by hydrolysis of the cellulose extracted from SSA (SSAC) with H2SO4 aqueous solution. The effect of concentration of H2SO4, acid hydrolysis temperature and hydrolysis time on the properties of CNCs and the reaction mechanism were studied. When the cellulose extracted from SSA (SSAC) was treated with 45 wt% H2SO4 at 45 °C for 120 min, the obtained CNCs was slender needle-like and the yield was 67.25 wt% (based on the mass of cellulose from pretreated SSA). The obtained CNCs in this condition have a crystallinity of 73.15% and the diameter distribute between 4 and 16 nm. The results show that the residual wood in SSA could prepare CNCs with higher crystallinity and smaller particle size under a more moderate condition. This study provides a new approach for the reuse of spent culture substrate of Auricularia auricula as well as a new cheap raw material for preparation of CNCs.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFD1600402), the Xi'an Science and Technology Plan (No. 22GXFW0071) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52000151).

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Su, J., Zhang, X., Yang, M. et al. Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from spent culture substrate of Auricularia auricula. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 25, 2915–2924 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01724-6

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