Lignocellulosic materials such as agricultural residues have been identified as potential sustainable sources that can replace petroleum-based polymers. This study focused on the conversion of lignin extracted from bagasse to carbon fiber (CF) and cellulose nanocrystal (CNC). The highest extraction of lignin yield was achieved at 100 °C using 10% NaOH for 12 h. Carbon fibers were obtained by electro-spinning of bagasse lignin blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (11 wt/v %) followed by thermo-stabilization (250 °C) in an oxidizing atmosphere and further carbonization in an inert atmosphere (850 °C). Conventional hydrolysis process was used to extract cellulose nanocrystal from bagasse pulp. Morphological (scanning electron microscopy, SEM), spectral (Fourier transform infrared, FTIR) spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermal characterization and surface area measurements have been carried out. Figures originated by SEM showed that CF ranges from 145 to 204 nm, while stabilized bagasse cellulose nanocrystal (SCNC) appeared as rod-shape like structure in the range of length 600–800 nm and diameter 5.33–19 μm. Characterization results revealed that CF exhibits microporous structure, while bagasse lignin and SCNC display mesoporous structure. In addition, the results proved that SCNC exhibits a percentage removal 71.56% for methylene blue dye in an aqueous solution.

Low cost and scalable manufacturing of highly doped cellulose for enhanced multifunctional applications is still an issue. In this work, eco-friendly nanocomposites were fabricated by incorporating regenerated cellulose (RC) of 10, 30, and 50 wt% into an exfoliated graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), resulting in the intercalation of GnPs. The thermal and electrical properties of hybrid nanocomposites were investigated. The structural property was conducted through scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction analyses. Strong frequency-dependent dielectric response was found due to the change of the permittivity and the loss tangent of nanocomposites by different content of RC, which is associated with the polarizations behavior. Non-elastic relaxation at the GNPs–RC chains interfacial areas in an alternating field was identified as the main cause of polarization losses among others. Detailed ferroelectric measurements provided the evidence of the ideal resistive behavior of the nanocomposites, which are confirmed by the resistivity measurements along the out-of-plane direction of the nanocomposite sheets.

To improve the flame retardant performance of cellulose fibers, fluorine functional groups were introduced under various controlled fluorination conditions. The properties of the fluorinated cellulose fibers were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and a thermogravimetric analysis. The fluorine functional group content in the fluorinated cellulose fibers increased with an increase in the fluorination temperature. However, the fluorination reaction increased the char yield and decreased the rate of degradation of the cellulose fibers by introducing donors, enabling the formation of a thick and compact char layer. Therefore, the flame retardant properties of cellulose fibers were improved following the fluorination treatment.

본 연구에서는 Cellulose Nano-Crystals (CNCs) 수용액을 이용하여 시멘트 페이스트의 강도 향상에 대한 실험을 수행하고 이 연구결과를 토대로 하여 CNC 혼입에 따른 섬유보강 고인성 시멘트 복합체의 강도 특성에 관한 실험을 진행하였다. 먼저, CNC의 최적 배합비를 결정하기 위한 일환으로, 골재를 포함하지 않은 시멘트 페이스트의 강도 특성을 비교하기 위해 CNC 혼입율에 따라 수용액을 제조하였다. CNC 혼입율은 시멘트 대비 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 vol.%를 주요 변수로 하였고, 이에 따른 휨강도는 0.4 vol.%에서 플레인 시험체와 비교시 최대 8 배까지 강도가 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 연구결과와 기존 연구결과를 토대로 하여, 본 연구에서는 0.4, 0.8 및 1.2 vol.%의 CNC 혼입율을 주요변수로 한 강섬유와 아마섬유를 활용한 섬유보강 고인성 시멘트 복합체 시험체를 제작한 후 역학적 강도 특성을 평가하여 섬유보강 고인성 시멘트 복합체의 구조적 성능을 규명하였다.

기체분리막을 이용한 바이오가스 및 천연가스 등의 CH4 고질화 공정은 타 공정에 비해 경제적이라는 장점이 있지만 필수적으로 CH4 손실이 발생하는 단점이 있다. 이는 CO2에 의한 가소화현상으로 CH4의 투과도가 증가하기 때문이다. 이러한 현상을 개선하고자 CO2 가소화에 대한 영향이 적은 Cellulose계열의 고분자를 이용하여 고선택도 멤브레인을 제막하였으며, 이를 이용하여 CH4 고질화를 위한 연구를 하였다. CO2, CH4, N2, O2 등 단일가스를 이용하여 CA기반의 8종의 고선택도 중공사막에 선택도와 투과도를 측정하였다. CO2/CH4 혼합가스 분리 테스트를 수행하였다.

In the present work, AMC/ZnO, AMC/Au, and AMC/Zeo conjugated membranes was prepared by vapor induced phase separation (VIPS) method and used for fouling study. each membrane the nanoparticles [Zinc oxide (ZnO), gold(Au) & Zeolite (Zeo)] was used separately. The prepared membranes are characterized by surface morphology and contact angle to investigate the influence of nanoparticles. The fouling resistant ability of the AMC conjugated membranes was analyzed using bovine serum albumin(BSA) protein and calculated the series model analysis by means of resistance. The fouled membranes was investigated to realize the surface properties considered as essential for fouling propensity. The experimental results correlate the changes in BSA separation efficiency and fouling resistance properties of AMC conjugated membranes with surface morphology.

Successful cryopreservation of bovine oocytes is a very important technology for research and commercial applications. However, the survival and development rate of vitrified-thawed oocytes is lower than non-vitrified oocytes. Hydroxypropyl Cellulose supplementation (HPCs) has extremely high viscosity, which permits transitions to a glassy state at low temperatures. This characteristics of HPCs have been reported to help the survival of human oocytes. In this study, we investigated the survival rate, fertilization rate and ROS levels to confirm the effect of cryoprotectant solutions with HPC for oocyte vitrification in bovine. For vitrification, bovine MII oocytes were pretreated with EG10 (added 0, 10, 50 and 100 ㎍/㎖ HPC) for 5 min, exposed to EG30 (added 0, 10, 50 and 100 ㎍/㎖ HPC) for 30 sec, and then directly plunged into LN2. Thawing was taken by 4-step procedures [1 M sucrose and 10% FBS added D-PBS (SFD) -> 0.5 M SFD -> 0.25 M SFD -> 0.125 M SFD] for 1 min, respectively. After thawing, oocytes were washed with TL-HEPES, incubated in a droplet of previous cultured IVM medium for 1 h to recover. IVF drop (44 ㎕) contained 10 vitrified-thawed oocytes with sperm concentration of 1 × 106 cells ㎖, and then 2 ㎕ heparin and 2 ㎕ PHE were added. At 2 days after IVF, cleaved embryos were cultured in CR1aa + 3 mg/mL FAF-BSA for 48 h and cultured in CR1aa + 10% FBS for 4 days. In the results, in vitro survival rate of bovine vitrified-thawed MII oocyte was significantly higher in 50 (85.5%) and 100 ㎍/㎖ (80.2%) HPC groups than 0 (71.2%) and 10 ㎍/㎖ (71.3%) groups (p<0.05). The ROS level was lower in 50 ㎍/㎖ HPC group than in control group. After in vitro fertilization, cleavage rate and blastocyst development rate were not significantly different among treatment groups. Therefore, these results indicated that HPC treatment has a positive effect on the survival of vitrified-thawed bovine oocytes.

목적: 셀룰로오스 필터를 삽입하여 개발 제작된 튜브형눈물검사키트(cellulose tube-type tear test kit, Kit-CEL)의 임상적 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 안질환이 없고 건강한 20대 성인 62명(124안)이 참여하였다. Kit-CEL의 신뢰도 분석을 위해서 단 일 검사자가 하루 간격을 두고 총 3회 동일한 방법으로 검사를 실시하였고, 타당도는 현재 사용되고 있는 SMTube를 이용하여 평가하였다. 건성안에 대한 Kit-CEL의 민감도와 특이도 평가는 ROC curve를 활용하였고, 건성안의 판별 기준은 TBUT 검사를 활용하였다. 정확도의 지표는 ROC curve의 곡선아래면적을 정확도의 지표로 활용하였으며, 유의수준은 p<0.05로 하였다. 결과: Kit-CEL의 신뢰도는 0.77로 SMTube의 신뢰도 0.43보다 높았으며, Kit-CEL의 건성안에 대한 민 감도와 특이도는 각각 74.63%, 50.88%로 SMTube 32.84%, 82.46%보다 민감도는 높았고 특이도는 낮았다. 제작된 Kit-CEL 측정값은 시판되고 있는 SMTube 측정값과 중등도의 상관성을 보였다(r=0.56, p<0.00). 결론: Kit-CEL의 측정값은 기존 SMTube와 유의한 상관성을 보였고, 신뢰도와 민감도가 높게 나타나 임 상에서 활용할 수 있는 눈물검사키트로 판단된다.

Recently, Oil spill incidents from maritime activities and port operation have been causing the serious ocean environment pollution, these problems are said to be the negative effects on the natural environment, social economy, marine species, and human health. Due to the high costs of treating oil spills and oil slick in comparison with a low-income country like Vietnam, many incidents related to the oil spill and oil slick have not been thoroughly processed. Cellulose components from Vietnamese agricultural residues used to produce the absorbent materials are one of the most urgent issues and this is the research object of this work. In this study, two types of structural lengths of cellulose added into PU matrix foam are used to measure how much crude oil, fuel oil, diesel oil and kerosene can be absorbed. The absorbent materials are designed after adding cellulose with 5%, 15%, 25% of mass, respectively. The achieved results show that the oil absorption capacity of PU-cellulose implemented 5% cellulose with 500μm of cellulose structure length and 25% cellulose with 3000μm of cellulose structure length are highest for crude oil. These study results from this work provide a reasonable price for the protection of the marine environment in the strategies of recovery and treatment of oil spill and oil slick on the seawater surface.

The straight nanopores in cellulose acetate (CA) polymers for battery gel separators were generated by utilizing both hydrated metal salts and water pressure. When polymer film was exposed to water pressure, the continuous nanopores were generated after complexing with hydrated metal salts. These results could be explained by that polymer chains were weakened because of the plasticization effect of the hydrated regions incorporated into the CA. Pore size could also be easily controlled by adjusting the water pressure. The generated pores in CA polymers were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. The coordinate interactions between CA polymer and metal salts, and ionic states of metal salts were investigated by FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, respectively.

We investigate the effect of the modification of cellulose acetate propionate as an organic vehicle for silver paste on solar cell efficiency. For the modification of cellulose acetate propionate, poly(ethylene glycol) is introduced to the hydroxyl groups of a cellulose acetate propionate backbone via esterification reaction. The chemical structure and composition of poly(ethylene glycol) functionalized cellulose acetate propionate is characterized by Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. Due to the effect of structural change for poly(ethylene glycol) functionalized cellulose acetate propionate on the viscosity of silver paste, the solar cell efficiency increases from 18.524% to 18.652 %. In addition, when ethylene carbonate, which has a structure similar to poly(ethylene glycol), is introduced to cellulose acetate propionate via ring opening polymerization, we find that the efficiency of the solar cell increases from 18.524% to 18.622%.

목적: 흡수성이 좋은 셀룰로오스(cellulose, CEL) 필터와 고흡수성 폴리머(super absorbent polymer, SAP)를 삽입하여 제조한 튜브형 눈물검사키트의 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 흡수성이 좋은 재질 중 셀룰로오스 필터와 고흡수성 폴리머를 튜브에 삽입하여 튜브형 눈물검사키 트(CEL-키트 와 SAP-키트)를 제작하고 제작한 눈물검사키트의 재현성을 평가하기 위하여 0.1-2.0 ㎕의 용액의 양과 1-5초 검사시간에 따라 10회 반복 측정하여 평균값을 사용하여 평가하였다. 검사키트의 유용성 을 평가하기 위하여 용액의 양과 흡수 시간에 따른 눈물검사키트 흡수 길이의 상관성을 분석하고, 다중회귀 분석을 이용하여 용액의 양과 흡수 시간이 흡수 길이에 미치는 영향력을 분석하였다. 결과: CEL-키트와 SAP-키트 모두 용액의 양과 흡수 시간이 증가함에 따라 흡수된 길이가 유의하게 증 가하였지만, CEL-키트는 2.0 ㎕ 이내에서 상관성이 좋았고, SAP-키트는 1.5 ㎕ 이내에서만 상관성을 보였 다. CEL-키트와 SAP-키트의 흡수된 길이와 용액의 양에 대한 상관계수는 각각 r=0.683, r=0.705, 흡수 시간에 대한 상관계수는 r=0.665, r=0.530로 나타났다. CEL-키트와 SAP-키트는 용액의 양과 흡수 시간 에 대하여 0.840, 0.776의 설명력(R 2)을 나타내었다. CEL-키트와 SAP-키트의 신뢰도는 각각 0.998, 0.987로 측정되었다. 결론: 개발한 CEL-키트와 SAP-키트는 용액의 양과 흡수 시간에 따라 정확도가 높고 용액의 양과 흡수 시간에 대해서도 높은 설명력을 보여 눈물 양 검사에 좋은 방법으로 생각되며, CEL-키트가 더 유용한 검사 키트로 생각된다.

The Cellulose Nanocrystal (CNC) of dispersion condition is important factor when reinforce concrete or cement composite as CNC, because it is closely related to the strength reinforcement. Before the CNC is utilized to reinforcement of concrete or cement composite, it is essential to evaluate the dispersion properties. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to evaluate the dispersion of CNC. In this experiment, the specimen was prepared to the type of CNC suspension in accordance with weight ratio of CNC and the dispersion time of sonication. The first property, the dispersion properties of CNC, was evaluated by measuring turbidity and absorbance. The second property, the dispersion stability, was measured through the sediment time.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the optimum conditions of dispersion and strength to maximize the mechanical properties of woody cellulose nano–crystal (CNC). As a dispersing method, ultrasonic dispersing machine and magnetic stirrer were used as the mechanical dispersion method. The mixing ratio of cellulose nano-crystals (CNCs) was 0.2% and the dispersion time was 10 minutes. Steam curing was carried out for 6, 24 and 48 hours. Based on the experimental results, we will propose source technology regarding CNC for construction materials.

본 연구에서는 인체 친화적이고 환경 친화적인 패션제품 소재기획을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위해서 4종의 섬유소 소재를 대상으로 염색조건을 달리하여 천연 쪽 염색을 실시하여 색채특성과 색채감성을 평가하였으며, 이러한 특성이 선호도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 쪽 염색된 직물은 모두 중, 저명도와 저채도의 남색(PB)을 구현하였다. 이들 직물의 색채특성은 섬유종류와 염색조건에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다. 쪽 염색된 직물에 대한 색채감성은 스포티 감성, 클래식 감성, 내추럴 감성 등 3가지 요인으로 분류되었다. 이러한 색채감성은 섬유종류와 염색조건에 따라 부분적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 또한 쪽 염색 직물의 색채특성과 색채감성 요인 간에는 부분적으로 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 쪽 염색 직물의 색채 선호도에 영향을 주는 요인으로는 색채감성 요인 중에서 클래식 감성과 스포티 감성, 색채특성에서는 L*값인 것으로 나타났다.

Pb를 흡착처리하기 위해 자외선 유도 그라프트 중합을 사용하여 박테리아 셀룰로스에 아크릴산을 모디피케이션한 흡착제를 제조하였다. 제조된 흡착제는 SEM, FTIRATR등의 기기분석에 의해 평가되었고, 흡착실험 결과를 흡착속도의 거동을 고찰하기 위한 방법으로 pseudo-first-order로 언급되어지는 Benaissa 모델과 pseudo- second-order로 언급되어 지는 Kurniawan 모델에 적용하였다. 제조된 흡착제는 Benaissa 모델에 보다 더 일치함을 보여주었다.

The straight nanopores in cellulose acetate (CA) polymers for battery gel separators were generated by utilizing both Ni(NO3)2·6H2O and water pressure. When polymer film was exposed to water pressure, the continuous nanopores were generated after complexing with Ni(NO3)2·6H2O. These results could be explained by that polymer chains were weakened because of the plasticization effect of the Ni(NO3)2·6H2O incorporated into the CA. The well controlled CA membrane after water pressure treatment enabled fabrication of highly reliable cell by utilizing 2032-type coin cell structure. The resulting cell performance exhibited both the effect of the physical morphology of CA separator and the chemical interaction of electrolyte with CA polymer which facilitates the Li-ion in the cell.