title: Nanofibrillated cellulose from tobacco industry wastes.
abstract: Tobacco stems waste underwent steam explosion pulping for nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) production. In order to obtain NFC hydrogels, the pulp obtained by steam explosion was bleached and refined in a grinder employing specific energy of up to 5067kWh/t. Eucalyptus kraft pulp was processed under the same conditions to produce NFC hydrogels, later used in order to compare with NFC hydrogels from tobacco stems waste. According to statistical analysis, the optimum tobacco stems pulping condition was obtained with a severity index of log3.0 and active alkali of 16.25%. These conditions allowed obtaining a bleached pulp with Schopper Riegler degree of 46. Electronic microscopy with field emission showed a higher presence of nanofibers in the tobacco stems pulp than in commercial eucalyptus kraft pulp, both after refining. Thermal analysis indicated that tobacco stems pulp degrade at lower temperatures than eucalyptus kraft pulp. FTIR analysis did not indicate chemical bonding differences between the two pulps.
authors.affiliation: Engineering of Processes and Technologies Post-Graduate Program, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Glaiton
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tuzzin
authors.affiliation: Engineering of Processes and Technologies Post-Graduate Program, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Godinho
authors.affiliation: Engineering of Processes and Technologies Post-Graduate Program, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address: alinedettmer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dettmer
authors.affiliation: Engineering of Processes and Technologies Post-Graduate Program, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ademir José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zattera
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000737:chemistry*; D019460:Tobacco Industry
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D002482:Cellulose
keywords: Nanocellulose; Steam explosion; Tobacco; Waste