title: Dissolution of cellulose from AFEX-pretreated Zoysia japonica in AMIMCl with ultrasonic vibration.
abstract: In this study, 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCl), an ionic liquid, was synthesized and characterized by a series of test methods. Pretreatment of Zoysia japonica by ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) was shown to reduce significantly the mass of hemicellulose and lignin in biomass, thereby breaking the lignocellulosic structure. Z. japonica samples pretreated with AFEX showed reasonable solubility in AMIMCl upon ultrasonic treatment. The rate of cellulose regeneration from Z. japonica samples pretreated with AFEX increased with increase in applied power of ultrasonication within a certain power range from 0 to 110 W. The regeneration rate of cellulose from AFEX-pretreated Z. japonica reached a maximum of 97% when the ultrasonic power was 110 W. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses indicated that the regenerated cellulose was similar to microcrystalline cellulose.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Meiting
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Weizun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qidong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry*; D018533:Biomass; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: C544334:1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium; D000498:Allyl Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D000641:Ammonia; C029899:imidazole; D002482:Cellulose; C023698:allyl chloride
keywords: 1-Allyl-3-alkylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid; AFEX; Dissolution; Regenerated cellulose; Ultrasonic vibration