Journal: Nanoscale Advances
Article Title: Tuning the phase separation of cellulose nanocrystals with hydrolysis times: influence of effective dimensions †
doi: 10.1039/d5na00069f
Figure Lengend Snippet: Dimensions and surface charge of CNCs prepared for 25, 45, 60 and 90 min by sulphuric acid hydrolysis. l i , d i , a i are the length, diameter and aspect ratio of individual CNC, respectively, while l t , d t correspond to the length and diameter of total CNCs, respectively. d AE , a AE are the area-equivalent diameter and aspect ratio of total CNCs, respectively. d e is the calculated Debye length and w 0 is the first critical weight concentration obtained from the phase separation diagram
Article Snippet: Sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) (70 wt%) for hydrolysis, Dowex Marathon C hydrogen form strong acid cation exchange resin (SAC) (mixture of styrene/divinylbenzene gel) for ion exchange, sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium chloride (NaCl), potassium hydrogen phthalate (C 8 H 5 KO 4 ) for conductometric titration, and uranyl acetate (C 4 H 6 O 6 U) (UA) were all purchased from Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA, US).
Techniques: Concentration Assay