查看更多>>摘要:Countries are duly focusing more on biomass resources because of the increasing oil crisis.Owing to their excellent properties,such as natural characteristics,good mechanical performance,and outstanding chemical properties,cellulose-based materials are highly valued as promising bio-derived nanomaterials,especially bacterial cellulose(BC).The main advantage lies in eliminating the problem of removing lignin and hemicellulose from woody cellulose.Moreover,the use of BC reduces the consumption of wood,the excessive use of which aggravates global warming.Herein,we summarize the applications of BC composites in filter,medical,and conductive materials,and other fields.This review contributes to further expand the applications of this renewable polymer.
查看更多>>摘要:The feasibility of biomass-based activated carbon has received tremendous attention owing to its excellent properties,such as insensitivity,good adsorption performance,and potential to reduce the strong dependence on non-reproducible precursors.In this study,bamboo-based activated carbon(BAC)was used as the raw material for methylene blue(MB)removal.Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB),sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS),and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate(SDBS)were used as BAC surface modifiers.The morphologies and structures of the samples were characterized.In addition,the effects of the surfactant type and concentration on the adsorption-based removal of MB from aqueous solutions by the modified BAC were systematically investigated.For the 0.2 g/L MB solution,the MB removal rate reached 99.7%when the concentration of CTAB was 0.25 g/L.Moreover,the kinetic model curve of 0.25 g/L CTAB-modified BAC(CAC)was consistent with the Freundlich isotherm model.This research work enriches the technical pathway of modification and application of activated carbon,which is not only beneficial for realizing the high-value utilization of biomass bamboo resources but also can play an active role in guiding the treatment of MB-containing wastewater.
查看更多>>摘要:To improve the performance of polyurethane films,small amounts of cellulose nanofibrils(CNF)were physically blended with a waterborne polyurethane(WPU)emulsion,and then CNF/WPU composite films were prepared by cast-coating and drying.The particle size of the emulsions and the chemical structure,micromorphology,thermal stability,mechanical properties,and water resistance of the composite films were characterized using a Malvern laser particle size analyzer,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),thermogravimetric analysis(TGA),an electronic strength machine,water contact angle analysis(WCA),and water absorption tests,respectively.The results showed that at a low CNF content of 0.3 wt%,the particle size of the WPU emulsion and chemical structure of the film did not change significantly.In addition,the tensile strength of the composite film increased by up to 108%compared to the neat WPU film,and the thermal stability and water resistance were slightly improved.The addition of CNF greatly enhanced the tensile strength while maintaining the other original properties of the WPU film,which may greatly improve the service life and tear resistance of commercial coatings in the future.
查看更多>>摘要:The basis weight control loop of the papermaking process is a non-linear system with time-delay and time-varying.It is impractical to identify a model that can restore the model of real papermaking process.Determining a more accurate identification model is very important for designing the controller of the control system and maintaining the stable operation of the papermaking process.In this study,a strange nonchaotic particle swarm optimization(SNPSO)algorithm is proposed to identify the models of real papermaking processes,and this identification ability is significantly enhanced compared with particle swarm optimization(PSO).First,random particles are initialized by strange nonchaotic sequences to obtain high-quality solutions.Furthermore,the weight of linear attenuation is replaced by strange nonchaotic sequence and the time-varying acceleration coefficients and a mutation rule with strange nonchaotic characteristics are utilized in SNPSO.The above strategies effectively improve the global and local search ability of particles and the ability to escape from local optimization.To illustrate the effectiveness of SNPSO,step response data are used to identify the models of real industrial processes.Compared with classical PSO,PSO with time-varying acceleration coefficients(PSO-TVAC)and modified particle swarm optimization(MPSO),the simulation results demonstrate that SNPSO has stronger identification ability,faster convergence speed,and better robustness.
查看更多>>摘要:Considering the serious barriers/issues induced by the accumulated starch generated in white water system of old corrugated cardboard(OCC)pulping process,large amounts of accumulated starch in white water would be decomposed by microorganisms and could not be utilized,thereby resulting in severe resource wastage and environmental pollution.This study mainly explored the effects of biodegradation/hydrolysis conditions of the two types of starch substrates(native starch and enzymatically(a-amylase)hydrolyzed starch),which were treated via microorganism degradation within the simulated white water from OCC pulping system and their biodegradation products on the key properties were characterized via X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),and gel permeation chromatography(GPC)technologies.The effects of system temperature,pH value,starch concentration,and biodegradation time on starch biodegradation ratio and the characteristics of obtained biodegradated products from the two types of starches were studied.In addition,the effect of α-amylase dosage on the biodegradation ratio of enzymatically hydrolyzed starch and its properties was investigated.It was found that the native starch presented a maximal degradation ratio at a system temperature of 55 ℃ and pH value range of 5-7,respectively,the corresponding starch concentration within simulated white water system was 200 mg/L.Whereas the enzymatically hydrolyzed starch exhibited a highest degradation ratio at a system temperature of 50 ℃ and pH value of 5.5,respectively,and the corresponding starch concentration within simulated white water system was 100 mg/L.It was verified that native starch is more readily bio-hydrolyzed and biodegradation-susceptive by microorganisms in simulated white water system of OCC pulping process,while the enzymatically hydrolyzed starch exhibits better biodegradation/hydrolysis resistance to the microbial degradation than that of native starch.This study provides a practical and interesting approach to investigate the starch hydrolysis or biodegradation behaviors in white water system of OCC pulping process,which would greatly contribute to the full recycling and valorized application of starch as a versatile additive during paperboard production.