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This study aims to investigate the relationship between mechanical brillation, morphological properties, and rheological behavior of cellulosic ber. Three types of cellulosic bers were obtained by adjusting mechanical brillation, namely squashed cellulose, incompletely nano brillated cellulose, and completely nano brillated cellulose, respectively. The squashed cellulose with large size and small aspect ratio had low entanglement capacity, thus forming a weak ber network. The corresponding suspension exhibited low viscosity, weak elastic behavior, small yield stress, and low dynamic stability. An obviously increasing aspect ratio and entanglement capacity were observed with increasing mechanical brillation, resulting in entangled ber network structure. Hence, the cellulosic ber suspension obtained by more mechanical brillation exhibited higher viscosity, stronger gel-like behavior, and bigger yield stress. Moreover, the extremely entangled ber network structure has better anti-deformation capacity and recovery capacity.We revealed the fundamental insights into the relationship between morphologies and rheological properties of cellulosic ber, paving the way for designing cellulose-based materials.

Xylitol production from the hemicelluloses of prehydrolysis liquor (PHL) is of practical interest from both economic and environmental standpoints. The removal of the inhibitors, e.g., lignin, acetic acid, and furfural, is the key to improving the conversion of xylose to xylitol when Candida tropicalis fermentation is used. For this purpose, a full chain process involving activated carbon adsorption, ion exchange resin treatment, acidolysis, and fermentation was considered in this work. The results showed that 72.6% of lignin and 67.1% of furfural were removed using an activated carbon dosage of 20 mg/g PHL. Additionally, 61.2% of acetic acid was also removed at a resin dosage of 100 mg/g PHL. Subsequently, acidolysis using sulfuric acid and pH adjustment with lime was performed on the treated PHL to convert the oligosaccharides into monosaccharides; a yield of 0.40 g xylitol/g xylose was achieved via treating the PHL with Candida tropicalis fermentation at 30 °C, 200 rpm, and 96 h. In addition, a material balance was determined for the full chain process.