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Using waste from industrial paper production, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were isolated by acid hydrolysis using two different sulfuric acid concentrations (40 and 50% vol./vol.). The physical and chemical properties of the prepared CNCs were investigated, such as composition, structure (using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), thermogravimetric analysis, morphology (using scanning electron microscopy), and dynamic light scattering. The characterization results show that the isolation method significantly changes the structure, thermal stability, and dimensions after each step. The CNCs show nanoscale diameters of 195 and 165 nm, for H2SO4 concentrations of 40 and 50%, respectively. This suggests that the nanocellulose has potential as reinforcement for producing environmentally friendly nanocomposites.
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The authors thank the UFABC and CNPq. This work was supported by CNPq (grant numbers 306401/2013-4, 447180/2014-2, 163593/2015-9).
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Souza, A.G., Rocha, D.B., Rosa, D.S. (2017). Cellulose Nanowhiskers Obtained from Waste Recycling of Paper Industry. In: Silva, L. (eds) Materials Design and Applications. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 65. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50784-2_8
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