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Valorisation of Barley Straw for Sustainable Nanocellulose Production via Subcritical Alkaline Hydrolysis and
Dileswar Pradhan1,2,3, Swarna Jaiswal1,2,3, Brijesh K Tiwari4
1Centre for Sustainable Packaging and Bioproducts Research, Technological University Dublin-City Campus, Central Quad, Grangegorman, D07 ADY7 Dublin, Ireland.
Abstract:
This study investigates a sustainable and efficient approach to valorising barley straw by producing nanocellulose via an integrated subcritical alkaline hydrolysis and HDES-assisted processing pathway. Subcritical alkaline pretreatment under best processing conditions (150 bar, 200 °C, 125 min) enabled effective biomass fractionation, achieving average hemicellulose and lignin solubilisation of 57.72% and 82.69%, respectively. Subsequent purification of the pretreated solid fraction yielded cellulose fibres with an average cellulose yield of 41.97% and a purity of 87.87%. Nanocellulose was then obtained using a sequential HDES treatment followed by high-intensity ultrasound (HIUS), producing a sample (NC-BTW-3) in which 66% of particles exhibited diameters below 100 nm, 15.2% were between 100 and 200 nm, and 19% were within the 200-1000 nm range. The resulting nanocellulose demonstrated good colloidal stability, with an average zeta potential of -33.0 mV. Overall, the work highlights a green and effective processing strategy for the valorisation of agricultural residues into high-value nanocellulose suitable for bio-based material applications.
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