Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose

Nanofibrillated celluloses (NFCs) are of high economic value owing to their inherent properties, and the deployed manufacturing technology is critical to producing high-quality NFCs. The grinding efficiency determines the quality of mechanically fibrillated NFCs. Previously, a finished Taylor-flow g...

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Main Authors: Ji Hyun Tak, Sung Gyu Park, Ji Young Lee, Ro Seong Park
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description Nanofibrillated celluloses (NFCs) are of high economic value owing to their inherent properties, and the deployed manufacturing technology is critical to producing high-quality NFCs. The grinding efficiency determines the quality of mechanically fibrillated NFCs. Previously, a finished Taylor-flow grinder was developed by addressing the operating issues and drawbacks of a prototype grinder and, subsequently, a pilot grinder. This study evaluated the grinding efficiency of the Taylor-flow grinder using hardwood bleached kraft pulp (Hw-BKP) as a raw material, carboxymethylated with monochloroacetic acid and other chemicals. Afterward, two sets of carboxymethylated NFCs (CM-NFCs) were prepared using the finished Taylor-flow grinder and a commercial micro-grinder (commercial grinder) for comparison. To do this, the characteristics of the products obtained using both grinders were determined to evaluate the grinding efficiency of the grinder and that of the representative commercial grinder. The results confirmed that the CM-NFCs prepared with the grinder exhibited higher fiber width and lower viscosity than those prepared using the commercial grinder. Moreover, they were relatively uniform and transparent compared with those prepared with the commercial grinder. Thus, a finished Taylor-flow grinder was developed and demonstrated for manufacturing CM-NFCs with higher qualities from Hardwood kraft pulp.
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spelling doaj-art-68638e414cf440a9a57a978469e3ca852025-08-20T02:56:43ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262024-11-012014384512141Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated CelluloseJi Hyun Tak0Sung Gyu Park1Ji Young Lee2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6885-5174Ro Seong Park3Department of Forest Products, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Forest Products, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental Materials Science/IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of KoreaESYNDMT, Busan 46977, Republic of KoreaNanofibrillated celluloses (NFCs) are of high economic value owing to their inherent properties, and the deployed manufacturing technology is critical to producing high-quality NFCs. The grinding efficiency determines the quality of mechanically fibrillated NFCs. Previously, a finished Taylor-flow grinder was developed by addressing the operating issues and drawbacks of a prototype grinder and, subsequently, a pilot grinder. This study evaluated the grinding efficiency of the Taylor-flow grinder using hardwood bleached kraft pulp (Hw-BKP) as a raw material, carboxymethylated with monochloroacetic acid and other chemicals. Afterward, two sets of carboxymethylated NFCs (CM-NFCs) were prepared using the finished Taylor-flow grinder and a commercial micro-grinder (commercial grinder) for comparison. To do this, the characteristics of the products obtained using both grinders were determined to evaluate the grinding efficiency of the grinder and that of the representative commercial grinder. The results confirmed that the CM-NFCs prepared with the grinder exhibited higher fiber width and lower viscosity than those prepared using the commercial grinder. Moreover, they were relatively uniform and transparent compared with those prepared with the commercial grinder. Thus, a finished Taylor-flow grinder was developed and demonstrated for manufacturing CM-NFCs with higher qualities from Hardwood kraft pulp.https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/23930taylor flow grindercommercial micro grindernano-fibrillated cellulose (nfc)carboxymethylation (cm)fiber widthviscosity zeta-potential
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Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose
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taylor flow grinder
commercial micro grinder
nano-fibrillated cellulose (nfc)
carboxymethylation (cm)
fiber width
viscosity
zeta-potential
title Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose
title_full Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose
title_fullStr Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose
title_full_unstemmed Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose
title_short Performance Evaluation of a New Taylor-Flow Grinder in Manufacturing Carboxymethylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose
title_sort performance evaluation of a new taylor flow grinder in manufacturing carboxymethylated nanofibrillated cellulose
topic taylor flow grinder
commercial micro grinder
nano-fibrillated cellulose (nfc)
carboxymethylation (cm)
fiber width
viscosity
zeta-potential
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