Corncob cellulose nanosphere as an eco-friendly detergent

Liu, Bingxue; Li, Tao; Wang, Wenya; Sagis, Leonard M.C.; Yuan, Qipeng; Lei, Xin Gen; Stuart, Martien A. Cohen; Li, Dan; Bao, Cheng; Bai, Jie; Yu, Zhengquan; Ren, Fazheng; Li, Yuan

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“…c) Cellulose nanoparticles from corncob (Adapted with permission. [ 215 ] Copyright 2020, The Authors, under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited). d) ChNC from crab shell (Adapted with permission.…”

Section: Food Losses and Waste As Precursors Of Biocolloids And Advan...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[213,214] In addition to the typical nanocelluloses (high-aspect ratio CNC and CNF, Figure 3b), cellulose nanospheres (with enhanced surface activity compared to CNC and CNF) have been produced from corncob waste. [215] These nanospheres (Figure 3c), comprising cellulose II crystal structures, have been reported to feature a soft particle shell structure, [216][217][218] which is suitable for adsorption and biosensing. [218] Small-scale and high-value markets of FLW-sourced nanocelluloses could become prominent in the future bioeconomy.…”

Section: Nanocellulosesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Food–Materials Nexus: Next Generation Bioplastics and Advanced Materials from Agri‐Food Residues

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The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food residuals are put in perspective, adding to the water–food–energy nexus. Low value or underutilized biomass, biocolloids, water‐soluble biopolymers, polymerizable monomers, and nutrients are introduced as feasible building blocks for biotechnological conversion into bioplastics. The latter are demonstrated for their incorporation in multifunctional packaging, biomedical devices, sensors, actuators, and energy conversion and storage devices, contributing to the valorization efforts within the future circular bioeconomy. Strategies are introduced to effectively synthesize, deconstruct and reassemble or engineer FLW‐derived monomeric, polymeric, and colloidal building blocks. Multifunctional bioplastics are introduced considering the structural, chemical, physical as well as the accessibility of FLW precursors. Processing techniques are analyzed within the fields of polymer chemistry and physics. The prospects of FLW streams and biomass surplus, considering their availability, interactions with water and thermal stability, are critically discussed in a near‐future scenario that is expected to lead to next‐generation bioplastics and advanced materials.

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Section: Food Losses and Waste As Precursors Of Biocolloids And Advan...mentioning

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Section: Nanocellulosesmentioning

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The Food–Materials Nexus: Next Generation Bioplastics and Advanced Materials from Agri‐Food Residues

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“…Various feedstocks including corncob [44,45], corn stover [46], sugarcane [47], and wheat straw [31] have shown potential for direct production of high yield xylose without prior separation of hemicellulose. Corncob with high hemicellulose content (31.8%, Table S1) is an abundant and cheap resource with annual production of 250 million tons as agricultural waste [48]. Cost-effective and sustainable production of valuable products from corncob has attracted great attention in recent years [48][49][50] and it was therefore selected as feedstock to demonstrate the EXA biorefinery.…”

Section: Depolymerization Of Hemicellulose To Xylosementioning

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“…Corncob with high hemicellulose content (31.8%, Table S1) is an abundant and cheap resource with annual production of 250 million tons as agricultural waste [48]. Cost-effective and sustainable production of valuable products from corncob has attracted great attention in recent years [48][49][50] and it was therefore selected as feedstock to demonstrate the EXA biorefinery.…”

Section: Depolymerization Of Hemicellulose To Xylosementioning

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Improved value and carbon footprint by complete utilization of corncob lignocellulose

Pang

Sun

Wang

et al. 2021

Chemical Engineering Journal

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Lignocellulose, as the most abundant type of inedible biomass, is considered as a promising renewable feedstock for making fuels, chemicals, and materials. However, its complex structure makes most of current biorefinery processes suffer from low resource utilization rates, high energy consumption or ill-defined market orientation of the obtained products. Here, we propose and evaluate the EXA (Ethanol, Xylose, Adhesive) biorefinery strategy based on current xylose industry. This process integrates four conversion and separation stages to consecutively produce ethanol, xylose, and adhesive with total carbon utilization of 79.6%. The key innovation is the establishment of an easy-to-operate process for direct production of high-quality adhesive from a lignin-rich liquid fraction that makes the overall process significantly more sustainable. Techno-economic analysis (TEA) shows that the revenue of proposed EXA process increases more than 110 times compares with the current process and life cycle assessment (LCA) demonstrates a much lower CO 2 footprint from an environmental burden per unit of revenue perspective.

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“… 6 The global consumption of household detergents in 2016 was 73.4 million tons. 7 Due to its wide range of applications and high consumption, the global surfactant market was valued at $43,655 million in 2017 and will reach approximately $64,408 million by 2025. 8 In other words, the compound’s annual growth rate from 2018 to 2025 is expected to be +5.4%.…”

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A Critical Review of the Use of Surfactant-Coated Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine and Food Nanotechnology

Miyazawa¹,

Itaya²,

Burdeos³

et al. 2021

IJN

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Surfactants, whose existence has been recognized as early as 2800 BC, have had a long history with the development of human civilization. With the rapid development of nanotechnology in the latter half of the 20th century, breakthroughs in nanomedicine and food nanotechnology using nanoparticles have been remarkable, and new applications have been developed. The technology of surfactant-coated nanoparticles, which provides new functions to nanoparticles for use in the fields of nanomedicine and food nanotechnology, is attracting a lot of attention in the fields of basic research and industry. This review systematically describes these "surfactant-coated nanoparticles" through various sections in order: 1) surfactants, 2) surfactant-coated nanoparticles, application of surfactant-coated nanoparticles to 3) nanomedicine, and 4) food nanotechnology. Furthermore, current progress and problems of the technology using surfactant-coated nanoparticles through recent research reports have been discussed.

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Corncob cellulose nanosphere as an eco-friendly detergent

Cited by 64 publications

References 52 publications

The Food–Materials Nexus: Next Generation Bioplastics and Advanced Materials from Agri‐Food Residues

The Food–Materials Nexus: Next Generation Bioplastics and Advanced Materials from Agri‐Food Residues

Improved value and carbon footprint by complete utilization of corncob lignocellulose

A Critical Review of the Use of Surfactant-Coated Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine and Food Nanotechnology

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