@Article{jrm.2019.00024,
AUTHOR = {Lídia K. Lazzari, Vitória B. Zampieri, Ademir J. Zattera, Camila Baldasso},
TITLE = {Analysis of Compression Resistance and Oil Adsorption Capacity of Cellulose/NaOH Cryogels},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {7},
YEAR = {2019},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {227--234},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v7n3/30532},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {This work aimed at analyzing the petroleum adsorption capacity and the compressive strength of cellulose cryogels produced with the addition of 4 and 8% (w/w) sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Cryogels were produced from a 1.5% (m/m) suspension of cellulose microfibers, which originated from Pinus elliotti, in distilled water. The addition of NaOH increased the compression strength of cryogel by 30% when compared to cryogel without the reagent. Due to the 50% decrease in volume, the cryogel FLNB-8h (8% NaOH) has its petroleum adsorption capacity decreased in average by 58%, whereas the FLNB-4 (4% NaOH) cryogel had it only by 14%. The cellulose suspension which provided the best results for the properties of the cryogels tested had a 4% concentration of NaOH.},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2019.00024}
}