TY - GEN
T1 - Production and characterization of cellulose nanoparticles from nopal waste by means of high impact milling
AU - Marin-Bustamante, M. Q.
AU - Chanona-Pérez, J. J.
AU - Güemes-Vera, N.
AU - Cásarez-Santiago, R.
AU - Pereaflores, M. J.
AU - Arzate-Vázquez, I.
AU - Calderón-Domínguez, G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s).
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Apart from its dietary use, Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI), also known as nopal, is widely used in diverse non-food areas given its multiple properties and health benefits. In Mexico City, each year de-thorning process of nopal generates around 40,000 tons of waste. This waste contains a huge amount of hemicellulose and cellulose that can be used as a new biodegradable nanocomposite. Therefore, the aim of this work was to purify nopal thorns to obtain cellulose nanoparticles by high impact milling or high-energy ball milling. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) showed that thorns have two main polysaccharides arranged in parallel fibers: cellulose and lignin. Size of the obtained cellulose nanoparticles were ranged from 24 to 122 nm. Crystallinity, as well as the type of cellulose obtained, were analyzed by means of XRD to evaluate its potential use as nanocomposite.
AB - Apart from its dietary use, Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI), also known as nopal, is widely used in diverse non-food areas given its multiple properties and health benefits. In Mexico City, each year de-thorning process of nopal generates around 40,000 tons of waste. This waste contains a huge amount of hemicellulose and cellulose that can be used as a new biodegradable nanocomposite. Therefore, the aim of this work was to purify nopal thorns to obtain cellulose nanoparticles by high impact milling or high-energy ball milling. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) showed that thorns have two main polysaccharides arranged in parallel fibers: cellulose and lignin. Size of the obtained cellulose nanoparticles were ranged from 24 to 122 nm. Crystallinity, as well as the type of cellulose obtained, were analyzed by means of XRD to evaluate its potential use as nanocomposite.
KW - cellulose
KW - mechanical milling
KW - nanoparticles
KW - nopal wastes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040015522&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.060
DO - 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.060
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85040015522
SN - 9781510849884
T3 - Procedia Engineering
SP - 428
EP - 433
BT - 3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers
A2 - Fangueiro, Raul
PB - Elsevier Ltd
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers: Advanced Materials for a Greener World, ICNF 2017
Y2 - 21 June 2017 through 23 June 2017
ER -
