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ArticleNano letters2024

Highly Charged Cellulose Nanocrystals via Electrochemical Oxidation.

Neptun Yousefi, Jenna Hannonen, Lukas Fliri, Pekka Peljo, Eero Kontturi

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Article in Nano letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Neptun YousefiDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1570-871X
Jenna HannonenBattery Materials and Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland.
Lukas FliriDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland.
Pekka PeljoBattery Materials and Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1229-2261
Eero KontturiDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Aalto, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1690-5288

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to their exceptional properties, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have been proposed for various applications in sustainable materials science. However, state-of-the-art production methods suffer from low yields and rely on hazardous and environmentally harmful chemicals, representing a bottleneck for more widespread utilization of CNCs. In this study, we present a novel two-step approach that combines previously established HCl gas hydrolysis with electrochemical TEMPO oxidation. This unique method allows the collection of easily dispersible CNCs with high carboxylate contents in excellent overall yields of 71%. The electromediated oxidation was conducted in aqueous conditions without the usually required cocatalysts, simplifying the purification of the materials. Moreover, the proposed process is designed for facile recycling of the used reagents in both steps. To evaluate the sustainability and scalability, the environmental impact factor was calculated, and a cost analysis was conducted.

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cellulose nanocrystalselectrochemical oxidationgaseous acidhydrolysis

Identifiers

PMID39505324
PMCPMC11583315

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