Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin

Isaac Y. Miranda-Valdez; Sebastian Coffeng; Yu Zhou; Leevi Viitanen; Xiang Hu; Luisa Jannuzzi; Antti Puisto; Mauri A. Kostiainen; Tero Mäkinen; Juha Koivisto; Mikko J. Alava

doi:10.1007/s10570-022-05041-3

Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin

Isaac Y. Miranda-Valdez^*, Sebastian Coffeng, Yu Zhou, Leevi Viitanen, Xiang Hu, Luisa Jannuzzi, Antti Puisto, Mauri A. Kostiainen, Tero Mäkinen, Juha Koivisto, Mikko J. Alava

^*Corresponding author for this work

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

31 Citations (Scopus)

228 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Abstract: Foam-formed cellulose biocomposites are a promising technology for developing lightweight and sustainable packaging materials. In this work, we produce and characterize biocomposite foams based on methylcellulose (MC), cellulose fibers (CF), and lignin (LN). The results indicate that adding organosolv lignin to a foam prepared using MC and CF moderately increases Young’s modulus, protects the foam from the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria, and improves the hydrophobicity of the foam surface. This article concludes that organosolv lignin enhances many properties of cellulose biocomposite foams that are required in applications such as insulation, packaging, and cushioning. The optimization of the foam composition offers research directions toward the upscaling of the material solution to the industrial scale. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2253-2266
Number of pages	14
Journal	Cellulose
Volume	30
Issue number	4
Early online date	2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-05041-3
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

M.A., L.J., J.K., T.M. and A.P. acknowledge support from FinnCERES flagship (151830423) and Business Finland (211835). L.V. acknowledges funding from the Vilho, Yrjö, and Kalle Väisälä Foundation via personal grants.

Keywords

Biocomposite
Biomimicry
Cellulose
Foam
Lignin
Packaging

Access to Document

10.1007/s10570-022-05041-3Licence: CC BY

Miranda-Valdez_et_al_Foam-formed_biocomposites_2023_CelluloseFinal published version, 2.43 MBLicence: CC BY

Cite this

@article{1be5d5ebb3e04b66ad84181c53d925c1,

title = "Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin",

abstract = "Abstract: Foam-formed cellulose biocomposites are a promising technology for developing lightweight and sustainable packaging materials. In this work, we produce and characterize biocomposite foams based on methylcellulose (MC), cellulose fibers (CF), and lignin (LN). The results indicate that adding organosolv lignin to a foam prepared using MC and CF moderately increases Young{\textquoteright}s modulus, protects the foam from the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria, and improves the hydrophobicity of the foam surface. This article concludes that organosolv lignin enhances many properties of cellulose biocomposite foams that are required in applications such as insulation, packaging, and cushioning. The optimization of the foam composition offers research directions toward the upscaling of the material solution to the industrial scale. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].",

keywords = "Biocomposite, Biomimicry, Cellulose, Foam, Lignin, Packaging",

author = "Miranda-Valdez, \{Isaac Y.\} and Sebastian Coffeng and Yu Zhou and Leevi Viitanen and Xiang Hu and Luisa Jannuzzi and Antti Puisto and Kostiainen, \{Mauri A.\} and Tero M{\"a}kinen and Juha Koivisto and Alava, \{Mikko J.\}",

note = "Funding Information: M.A., L.J., J.K., T.M. and A.P. acknowledge support from FinnCERES flagship (151830423) and Business Finland (211835). L.V. acknowledges funding from the Vilho, Yrj{\"o}, and Kalle V{\"a}is{\"a}l{\"a} Foundation via personal grants. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s).",

year = "2023",

month = mar,

doi = "10.1007/s10570-022-05041-3",

language = "English",

volume = "30",

pages = "2253--2266",

journal = "Cellulose",

issn = "0969-0239",

publisher = "Springer",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin

AU - Miranda-Valdez, Isaac Y.

AU - Coffeng, Sebastian

AU - Zhou, Yu

AU - Viitanen, Leevi

AU - Hu, Xiang

AU - Jannuzzi, Luisa

AU - Puisto, Antti

AU - Kostiainen, Mauri A.

AU - Mäkinen, Tero

AU - Koivisto, Juha

AU - Alava, Mikko J.

N1 - Funding Information: M.A., L.J., J.K., T.M. and A.P. acknowledge support from FinnCERES flagship (151830423) and Business Finland (211835). L.V. acknowledges funding from the Vilho, Yrjö, and Kalle Väisälä Foundation via personal grants. Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).

PY - 2023/3

Y1 - 2023/3

N2 - Abstract: Foam-formed cellulose biocomposites are a promising technology for developing lightweight and sustainable packaging materials. In this work, we produce and characterize biocomposite foams based on methylcellulose (MC), cellulose fibers (CF), and lignin (LN). The results indicate that adding organosolv lignin to a foam prepared using MC and CF moderately increases Young’s modulus, protects the foam from the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria, and improves the hydrophobicity of the foam surface. This article concludes that organosolv lignin enhances many properties of cellulose biocomposite foams that are required in applications such as insulation, packaging, and cushioning. The optimization of the foam composition offers research directions toward the upscaling of the material solution to the industrial scale. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

AB - Abstract: Foam-formed cellulose biocomposites are a promising technology for developing lightweight and sustainable packaging materials. In this work, we produce and characterize biocomposite foams based on methylcellulose (MC), cellulose fibers (CF), and lignin (LN). The results indicate that adding organosolv lignin to a foam prepared using MC and CF moderately increases Young’s modulus, protects the foam from the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria, and improves the hydrophobicity of the foam surface. This article concludes that organosolv lignin enhances many properties of cellulose biocomposite foams that are required in applications such as insulation, packaging, and cushioning. The optimization of the foam composition offers research directions toward the upscaling of the material solution to the industrial scale. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

KW - Biocomposite

KW - Biomimicry

KW - Cellulose

KW - Foam

KW - Lignin

KW - Packaging

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85145932615

U2 - 10.1007/s10570-022-05041-3

DO - 10.1007/s10570-022-05041-3

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85145932615

SN - 0969-0239

VL - 30

SP - 2253

EP - 2266

JO - Cellulose

JF - Cellulose

IS - 4

ER -

Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

TUTL FoamWood: Manufacturing novel bio-based Woodlike foams by a continuous forming process

CERES FoamWood

Cite this

Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Projects

TUTL FoamWood: Manufacturing novel bio-based Woodlike foams by a continuous forming process

CERES FoamWood

Cite this