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Microfibrillated lignocellulose (MFLC) and nanopaper films from unbleached kraft softwood pulp
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7880-3888
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Biocomposites.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7674-0262
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2019 (English)In: Cellulose, ISSN 0969-0239, E-ISSN 1572-882XArticle in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is an important industrial nanocellulose product and material component. New MFC grades can widen the materials property range and improve product tailoring. Microfibrillated lignocellulose (MFLC) is investigated, with the hypothesis that there is an optimum in lignin content of unbleached wood pulp fibre with respect to nanofibril yield. A series of kraft fibres with falling Kappa numbers (lower lignin content) was prepared. Fibres were beaten and fibrillated into MFLC by high-pressure microfluidization. Nano-sized fractions of fibrils were separated using centrifugation. Lignin content and carbohydrate analysis, total charge, FE-SEM, TEM microscopy and suspension rheology characterization were carried out. Fibres with Kappa number 65 (11% lignin) combined high lignin content with ease of fibrillation. This confirms an optimum in nanofibril yield as a function of lignin content, and mechanisms are discussed. MFLC from these fibres contained a 40–60 wt% fraction of nano-sized fibrils with widths in the range of 2.5–70 nm. Despite the large size distribution, data for modulus and tensile strength of MFLC films with 11% lignin were as high as 14 GPa and 240 MPa. MFLC films showed improved water contact angle of 84–88°, compared to neat MFC films (< 50°). All MFLC films showed substantial optical transmittance, and the fraction of haze scattering strongly correlated with defect content in the form of coarse fibrils. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

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Springer , 2019.
Keywords [en]
Fibrillation, Lignin, Lignin-containing cellulose nanofibril (LCNF), Mechanical properties, Nanocellulose, Cellulose, Contact angle, Fibers, Nanofibers, Pulp beating, Tensile strength, Unbleached pulp, Carbohydrate analysis, High pressure microfluidization, Material components, Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), Nanofibril, Suspension rheology, Water contact angle, Wood
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Polymer Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-268426DOI: 10.1007/s10570-019-02934-8ISI: 000504585600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85077400087OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-268426DiVA, id: diva2:1427522
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Available from: 2020-04-29 Created: 2020-04-29 Last updated: 2023-03-01Bibliographically approved
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1. Lignocellulose Biocomposites– A Comparison of Wood Fibers and Microfibrillated Lignocellulose
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Lignocellulose Biocomposites– A Comparison of Wood Fibers and Microfibrillated Lignocellulose
2022 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

All-lignocellulose composites, meaning densified fiber or fibril materials without added binder, show interesting mechanical properties and can be eco-friendly. Composites based on hot-pressed microfibrillated lignocellulose (MFLC) and lignocellulosic wood fiber (WF) reinforcements are compared with respect to processing, structure, mechanical properties, and eco-indicators. Also, these reinforcements are compared in hot-pressed degradable lignocellulosic crosslinked polycaprolactone (c-PCL) biocomposites based on in-situ polymerization of new caprolactone oligomers.

The intermediate lignin content (≈11%) was favorable for MFLC preparation, although the cumulative energy demand was high for mechanical disintegration from unbleached softwood kraft pulp. The mechanical properties were much better for random-in-plane MFLC compared with WF composites due to lower porosity, better interfiber bonding, and smaller-scale defects. Data for strain-field development during tensile tests was in support of these findings. For c-PCL biocomposites, much higher ultimate strength was obtained for the c-PCL/MFLC composites compared with c-PCL/WF. The most important reason was the strainhardening behavior combined with higher strain to failure, since the scale of developing defects was much smaller with MFLC reinforcement.

Abstract [sv]

Kompositer baserade på enbart lignocellulosa, dvs pressade fiber- eller fibrillmaterial utan tillsatt bindemedel, har intressanta mekaniska egenskaper och är ofta miljövänliga material. Varmpressad mikrofibrillerad lignocellulosa (MFLC) och varmpressade träfibrer (WF) jämförs med avseende på process, struktur, mekaniska egenskaper och ekoindikatorer. De jämförs också i varmpressade nedbrytbara c-PCL-biokompositer baserade på in-situ polymerisation av nya kaprolakton-oligomerer. 

Ett optimum i ligninhalt (≈11%) var gynnsamt för MFLC-framställning, även om det kumulativa energibehovet var högt för mekanisk sönderdelning till MFLC från oblekt barrvedsmassa. De mekaniska egenskaperna var mycket bättre för MFLC jämfört med WF-kompositer för slumpmässig fiberorientering i planet. Orsakerna är lägre porositet, bättre bindning mellan fibrer och att storleken på materialdefekterna är små för MFLC. Data för töjningsfältsutveckling under dragförsök gav stöd för dessa förklaringar. För biokompositer baserade på c-PCL var hållfastheten mycket högre för c-PCL/MFLC-kompositer jämfört med cPCL/WF. Den viktigaste orsaken var starkt töjningshårdnande i kombination med högre töjning till brott, vilket troligen beror på att defekterna som utvecklas under mekanisk belastning av c-PCL/MFLC är mycket mindre än för c-PCL/WF, vid jämförbar töjning.

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Stockholm, Sweden: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2022. p. 63
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TRITA-CBH-FOU ; 2022:30
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Composite Science and Engineering Polymer Technologies Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology Polymer Chemistry
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Fibre and Polymer Science
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-312263 (URN)978-91-8040-227-9 (ISBN)
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2022-06-10, Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 6, KTH campus, Stockholm, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2022-05-17 Created: 2022-05-16 Last updated: 2022-10-03Bibliographically approved

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