Research Article

Preparation and Properties of Nanocellulose from Miscanthus x giganteus

Table 1

Dependencies of the parameters of nanocellulose films on the main technological parameters of the process of obtaining nanocellulose from organosolvent miscanthus pulp.

Concentration H2SO4 (%)Duration of hydrolysis (min)Duration of ultrasonic treatment (min)Quality of received films
Density (g/cm3)Tensile strength (MPa)Transparency (%)

Temperature 40°С
43/5030300.87/1.0056.0/44.225.8/57.0
451.04/1.0858.3/54.140.6/64.2
601.05/1.1280.0/66.741.8/67.0
60301.04/1.1254.5/50.030.3/51.1
451.08/1.1559.3/66.143.3/67.0
601.16/1.2277.7/83.352.769.7
90301.09/1.1570.7/77.542.7/59.9
451.11/1.1883.3/105.054.5/64.3
601.18/1.23124.0/127.055.6/69.3

Temperature 60°С
43/5030301.12/1.143.3/66.744.3/65.7
451.22/1.2357.5/70.752.0/75.6
601.26/1.2860.4/75.070.7/76.3
60301.15/1.3355.5/78.068.6/68.7
451.23/1.3760.0/80.665.3/70.9
601.32/1.4262.0/88.074.4/80.8
90301.04/1.4544.4/115.038.5/75.7
451.18/1.5540.0/123.068.2/78.0
601.25/1.6041.0/195.072.3/82.6