Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications

Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is an abundant by-product of sugar refining that can be utilized as a raw material for cellulose isolation for several industrial applications. Electrospinning has garnered attention in recent years because it allows the preparation of cellulosic materials with unique propert...

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Main Authors:	Andrés Felipe Ochica Larrota, Ricardo Vera-Graziano, Alex López-Córdoba, Edwin Yesid Gómez-Pachón
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Published:	MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:	electrospinning fibers cellulose cationized cellulose textile dye Organic chemistry QD241-441
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6c62e3c96cde4ebd84ab1ef3bbb3733a2021-11-25T18:48:24ZElectrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications10.3390/polym132239272073-4360https://doaj.org/article/6c62e3c96cde4ebd84ab1ef3bbb3733a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/22/3927https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is an abundant by-product of sugar refining that can be utilized as a raw material for cellulose isolation for several industrial applications. Electrospinning has garnered attention in recent years because it allows the preparation of cellulosic materials with unique properties. In this study, cellulose was isolated from sugarcane bagasse and acetylated to fabricate fine acetate cellulose fibers through electrospinning. Subsequently, the electrospun fibers were deacetylated and cationized in order to produce functionalized materials with potential textile applications. The functional fibers were colored with an anionic dye (vinyl sulfone) with and without the presence of salt and were evaluated according to dye fixation, color attributes, morphological characteristics, and thermal stability. Cationic cellulose fibers that were dyed without added salt were found to be brighter and demonstrated better color fixation than those with added salt. In addition, morphological analysis performed using scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that cationized fibers dyed without added salt were better preserved at this stage. The cationic fiber also evidenced a high-temperature resistance, exhibiting a degradation temperature above 236 °C. The results suggest that cellulose fibers dyed in this manner can potentially be considered for use in textile applications due to their suitable dye fixation and tunable porosity (i.e., breathability).Andrés Felipe Ochica LarrotaRicardo Vera-GrazianoAlex López-CórdobaEdwin Yesid Gómez-PachónMDPI AGarticleelectrospinningfiberscellulosecationized cellulosetextiledyeOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENPolymers, Vol 13, Iss 3927, p 3927 (2021)
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spellingShingle	electrospinning fibers cellulose cationized cellulose textile dye Organic chemistry QD241-441 Andrés Felipe Ochica Larrota Ricardo Vera-Graziano Alex López-Córdoba Edwin Yesid Gómez-Pachón Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications
description	Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is an abundant by-product of sugar refining that can be utilized as a raw material for cellulose isolation for several industrial applications. Electrospinning has garnered attention in recent years because it allows the preparation of cellulosic materials with unique properties. In this study, cellulose was isolated from sugarcane bagasse and acetylated to fabricate fine acetate cellulose fibers through electrospinning. Subsequently, the electrospun fibers were deacetylated and cationized in order to produce functionalized materials with potential textile applications. The functional fibers were colored with an anionic dye (vinyl sulfone) with and without the presence of salt and were evaluated according to dye fixation, color attributes, morphological characteristics, and thermal stability. Cationic cellulose fibers that were dyed without added salt were found to be brighter and demonstrated better color fixation than those with added salt. In addition, morphological analysis performed using scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that cationized fibers dyed without added salt were better preserved at this stage. The cationic fiber also evidenced a high-temperature resistance, exhibiting a degradation temperature above 236 °C. The results suggest that cellulose fibers dyed in this manner can potentially be considered for use in textile applications due to their suitable dye fixation and tunable porosity (i.e., breathability).
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author	Andrés Felipe Ochica Larrota Ricardo Vera-Graziano Alex López-Córdoba Edwin Yesid Gómez-Pachón
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title	Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications
title_short	Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications
title_full	Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications
title_fullStr	Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications
title_full_unstemmed	Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications
title_sort	electrospun ultrafine cationic cellulose fibers produced from sugarcane bagasse for potential textile applications
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6c62e3c96cde4ebd84ab1ef3bbb3733a
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Electrospun Ultrafine Cationic Cellulose Fibers Produced from Sugarcane Bagasse for Potential Textile Applications

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