Environmentally benign alginate extraction and fibres spinning from different European Brown algae species.
Environmentally benign alginate extraction and fibres spinning from different European Brown algae species.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.306
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发表时间:
2023-01
影响因子:
8.2
通讯作者:
Mariana P. Silva;Ishrat Jahan Badruddin;T. Tonon;S. Rahatekar;L. Gomez
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作者:
Mariana P. Silva;Ishrat Jahan Badruddin;T. Tonon;S. Rahatekar;L. Gomez
Applications of natural fibres are expanding, and sustainable alternatives are needed to support this growing demand. We investigated the production of fibres using alginates fromSaccharina latissima(SAC),Laminaria digitata(LAM),Sacchoriza polyschides(SACC), andHimanthaliaspp. (HIM).After extraction (3 %w/vbiomass) using a sustainable protocol based on citric acid, crude alginate represented 61–65 % of the biomass dry weight for SAC and LAM, and 34–41 % for SACC and HIM when experiments were performed at small scale (1.5 g of starting material). Interestingly, scaling-up extraction (60 g of starting material) decreased yields to 26–30 %. SAC and LAM alginates had the highest M/G (mannuronic acid/guluronic acid) ratios and molecular weights when compared to those from SACC and HIM (M/G:1.98 and 2.23, MW: 302 and 362 kDa, vs 1.83 and 1.86, 268 and 168 kDa). When the four types of alginates were tested for spinning fibres cross-linked with CaCl2, only SAC and LAM alginates produced fibres. These fibres showed no clumps or cracks under stretching action and presented a similar Young's modulus (2.4 and 2.0 GPa). We have demonstrated that alginate extracted fromS. latissimaandL. digitatacan be successfully spun into functional fibres cross-linked with CaCl2.