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Researchers developed a new method using lignin-containing nanocellulose to stabilize titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene. This innovation enhances MXene

Keywords:

Ti3C2Tx MXene long‐term redispersion scalable semisolid structurally fixable

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Nanotechnology

Background:

Titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene possesses excellent conductivity, mechanical strength, and multifunctionality, making it suitable for various applications.
Industrial use of MXene is limited by challenges in controlling its redispersibility and oxidative stability.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a strategy for precise control over MXene redispersibility and oxidative stability.
To enable large-scale production and application of MXene by overcoming current industrial bottlenecks.

Main Methods:

An interlayer chemical modulation strategy using amphiphilic lignin-containing nanocellulose (LNC).
Competitive interactions between LNC's hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments to tune MXene interlayers.
Industrial-scale spray drying to produce stabilized semi-solid MXene.

Main Results:

Achieved long-term reversible redispersibility and enhanced oxidative stability of MXene.
The material can be fully redispersed into monolayer MXene even after 180 days, maintaining high conductivity (≈7000 S cm⁻¹).
Programmable switching between dynamically reversible and permanently fixed structures by adjusting post-drying time.

Conclusions:

The LNC-mediated strategy effectively resolves key industry challenges for MXene, including oxidation, transportation costs, and reprocessing.
This breakthrough facilitates the transition of MXene from laboratory research to commercial applications.