Abstract:
The present invention provides for a process for producing dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles or a powderous composition r comprising said particles comprising the steps of: i. providing a first suspension of non-surface modified cellulose particles in an first aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilizing for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, ii. exchanging substantially all of the first aqueous liquid of the first suspension for a second solvent, which is miscible with the first aqueous liquid and non-solubilizing for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, to form a second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in said second solvent, iii. contacting a flow of the second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a flow of a fluid in a supercritical or critical state, which fluid in a supercritical or critical state is miscible with the second solvent and non-solvating for the non- surface modified nanocellulose particles under conditions suitable for the transfer of substantially all of the second solvent into the supercritical fluid, iv. removing the second solvent and the fluid in a supercritical or critical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the dry, water-dispersible nanocellulose particles, v. collecting the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles and/or forming the powderous composition comprising said particles.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for producing non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, in particular in the form of a powder, comprising the steps of i. providing a suspension of never-dried, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in an aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, and which aqueous liquid is water or an aqueous solution of morpholine or piperidine or mixtures thereof, ii. contacting the suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a fiuid in a supercritical state, which fiuid is miscible with the aqueous liquid and is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, under conditions suitable for the transfer of the aqueous liquid into the fluid in a supercritical state, iii. removing the aqueous liquid and the fluid in a supercritical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, iv. collecting the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, characterized in that the fluid in a supercritical state comprises, or consists of, ammonia (NH3) in a supercritical state.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for a process for producing dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles or a powderous composition r comprising said particles comprising the steps of: i. providing a first suspension of non-surface modified cellulose particles in an first aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilizing for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, ii. exchanging substantially all of the first aqueous liquid of the first suspension for a second solvent, which is miscible with the first aqueous liquid and non-solubilizing for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, to form a second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in said second solvent, iii. contacting a flow of the second suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a flow of a fluid in a supercritical or critical state, which fluid in a supercritical or critical state is miscible with the second solvent and non-solvating for the non- surface modified nanocellulose particles under conditions suitable for the transfer of substantially all of the second solvent into the supercritical fluid, iv. removing the second solvent and the fluid in a supercritical or critical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the dry, water-dispersible nanocellulose particles, v. collecting the dry, water-dispersible, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles and/or forming the powderous composition comprising said particles.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for producing non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, in particular in the form of a powder, comprising the steps of i. providing a suspension of never-dried, non-surface modified nanocellulose particles in an aqueous liquid, which aqueous liquid is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, and which aqueous liquid is water or an aqueous solution of morpholine or piperidine or mixtures thereof, ii. contacting the suspension of non-surface modified nanocellulose particles with a fluid in a supercritical state, which fluid is miscible with the aqueous liquid and is non-solubilising for the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, under conditions suitable for the transfer of the aqueous liquid into the fluid in a supercritical state, iii. removing the aqueous liquid and the fluid in a supercritical state, preferably by controlling pressure and/or temperature, to form the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, iv. collecting the non-surface modified nanocellulose particles, characterized in that the fluid in a supercritical state comprises, or consists of, ammonia (NH3) in a supercritical state.