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Carbohydr Polym ; 254: 117463, 2021 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33357922

ABSTRACT

Better understanding through direct observation of the mechanisms involved in chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass is of great importance, to implement a substitute for the common cellulose standards. We report the hydrolysis of biomass, using exclusively the parenchyma, to isolate cellulose nanoplatelets using a less harsh pretreatment. Then, we show direct evidence of the effect of endoglucanase on the structure of cellulose nanoplatelets, finding that amorphous cellulose is exclusively digested, loosening the cellulose nanofibrils in the process. The analysis of micrographs demonstrates that when cellulose nanoplatelets are deposited on a silicon wafer, its thickness can be qualitatively measured by the interference color detected using an optical microscope. This finding facilitates further studies of mechanisms involved in lignin removal and cellulose nanofibrils production by specific enzymatic digestion.


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Agave/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Cellulase/chemistry , Lignin/chemistry , Nanofibers/chemistry , Actinobacteria/chemistry , Actinobacteria/enzymology , Bacterial Proteins/isolation & purification , Biomass , Cellulase/isolation & purification , Humans , Hydrolysis , Lignin/isolation & purification , Nanofibers/ultrastructure , Sulfuric Acids/chemistry
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Carbohydr Polym ; 181: 642-649, 2018 Feb 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29254018

ABSTRACT

Agave is recognized as a low recalcitrant material, which makes it a potential source to obtain nanocellulose. Aqueous dispersions (in water, H2O2, H2O2/H2SO4) of agave powder were heated at 120°C under vapor pressure (1kg/cm2). The resultant materials were observed with an optical microscope (OM), a laser scanning microscope (LSM) to obtain the thickness measurement and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to observe morphology. Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to obtain the chemical structure. Cellulose nanoplatelets (CNPs) from Agave salmiana were successfully isolated under mild conditions. Physicochemical analysis indicates that lignin was removed in a single step oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in presence of sulfuric acid at low concentration (0.17M). The CNPs images revealed the presence of entangled cellulose nanofibrils (Ø≈14nm) along the nanoplatelets (thickness ≈80nm).

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Chemosphere ; 81(5): 633-8, 2010 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20851456

ABSTRACT

Agave bagasse is a byproduct generated in the mezcal industry. Normally it is burned to reduce its volume, then a byproduct is generated in the form of residual ash, which can contaminate the water in rivers and lakes near the production places called "mezcaleras". This report details measurements of the Agave Salmiana fiber transformation after the burning process. The wasted ash was heated at 950°C, and then hydrolyzed. The compounds were indentified using the X-ray diffraction. The images obtained by scanning electron microscope showed all the morphological transformations of the lime through the whole process. Thermal, elemental and morphological characterization of the agave bagasse were done. Experiments showed that 16% of ash was produced in the burning process of agave bagasse (450°C), and 66% of the ash remains after heating (950°C) in the form of calcium oxide. The results show an important renewable source of calcium compounds, due to the high production of agave based beverages in México.


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Calcium Compounds/chemical synthesis , Cellulose/chemistry , Environmental Pollutants/chemistry , Oxides/chemical synthesis , Waste Management/methods , Agave , Cellulose/analysis , Cellulose/ultrastructure , Conservation of Natural Resources , Environmental Pollutants/analysis , Incineration , Microscopy, Atomic Force , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Thermogravimetry , X-Ray Diffraction
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