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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Efficient Hydrolysis of Chitin in a Deep Eutectic Solvent Synergism for Production of Chitin Nanocrystals.

Shu Hong, Yang Yuan, Kaitao Zhang, Hailan Lian, Henrikki Liimatainen

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shu HongCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
Yang YuanFibre and Particle Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Kaitao ZhangFibre and Particle Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Hailan LianCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
Henrikki LiimatainenFibre and Particle Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, 90014 Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7911-2632
University of Oulu · FINanjing Forestry University · CN

Funding

Academy of Finland 298295National Natural Science Foundation of China 31370567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A deep eutectic solvent (DES) derived from ferric chloride hexahydrate and betaine chloride (molar ratio of 1:1) was used as hydrolytic media for production of chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs) with a high yield (up to 88.5%). The synergistic effect of Lewis acid and released Brønsted acid from betaine hydrochloride enabled the efficient hydrolysis of chitin for production of ChNCs coupled with ultrasonication with low energy consumption. The obtained ChNCs were with an average diameter of 10 nm and length of 268 nm, and a crystallinity of 89.2% with optimal synthesis conditions (at 100 °C for 1 h with chitin-to-DES mass ratio of 1:20). The ChNCs were further investigated as efficient emulsion stabilizers, and they resulted in stable o/w emulsions even at a high oil content of 50% with a low ChNC dosage of 1 mg/g. Therefore, a potential approach based on a DES on the production of chitin-based nanoparticles as emulsifiers is introduced.

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chitindeep eutectic solventemulsionnanocrystals

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PMID32365931
PMCPMC7279284
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