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Antibacterial aerogels-based membranes by customized colloidal functionalization of TEMPO-Oxidized cellulose nanofibers incorporating CuO
Usala, Elena; Espinosa, E.; El Arfaoui, Wasim; Morcillo-Martín, Ramón; Ferrari, Begoña; González, Zoilo (MDPI, 2023)An innovative colloidal approach is proposed here to carry out the customized functionalization of TEMPO-Oxidized Cellulose Nanofibers (CNF) incorporating non-noble inorganic nanoparticles. A heterocoagulation process is ... -
Avocado Pruning Residues for the Formulation of Bio-Based Polyethylene/Fiber-Based Biocomposites for Sustainable Food Packaging
Morcillo-Martín, Ramón; Tarrés, Quim; Aguado, Roberto J.; Espinosa, E.; Delgado-Aguilar, Marc; Rodríguez, Alejandro (Wiley, 2024)The extensive use of non-biodegradable bioplastics and fossil-based plastics in food packaging presents a significant environmental challenge. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in exploring agricultural biomass ... -
Bioactive Absorbent Chitosan Aerogels Reinforced with Bay Tree Pruning Waste Nanocellulose with Antioxidant Properties for Burger Meat Preservation
Rincón, Esther; Espinosa, E.; Pinillos, María; Serrano, Luis; Serrano, Luis (MDPI, 2023)As a transition strategy towards sustainability, food packaging plays a crucial role in the current era. This, carried out in a biorefinery context of agricultural residues, involves not only obtaining desirable products ... -
Biorefinery Process Combining Specel® Process and Selective Lignin Precipitation using Mineral Acids
Domínguez-Robles, J.; Espinosa, E.; Savy, Davide; Rosal, Antonio; Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro (NC State University, 2016)Soda black liquors from the Specel® process, which used wheat straw as the raw material, were subjected to an acid precipitation process to recover the lignin. Lignin was isolated by acid precipitation using three different ... -
Cellulose Nanofibers and Other Biopolymers for Biomedical Applications. A Review
Moohan, John; Stewart, Sarah A.; Espinosa, E.; Rosal, Antonio; Rodríguez, Alejandro; Larrañeta, Eneko; Donnelly, Ryan F.; Domínguez-Robles, J. (MDPI, 2019)Biopolymers are materials synthesised or derived from natural sources, such as plants, animals, microorganisms or any other living organism. The use of these polymers has grown significantly in recent years as industry ... -
Desarrollo de lecciones sobre reactores químicos y biológicos en la plataforma Moodle
Santos-Dueñas, Inés María; García García, Isidoro; García Mauricio, Juan Carlos; Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro; Jiménez Alcaide, Luis; Ramos, José; Moreno Vigara, Juan; Cañete Rodríguez, Ana María; Domínguez-Robles, J.; Sánchez Serrano, Rafael; González Granados, Zoilo; Varo Sánchez, María Rosario; Ramos Moreno, Laura; Moreno-García, Jaime; García-Martínez, Teresa; Espinosa, E. (UCOPress, 2018)En este proyecto docente se han desarrollado una serie de actividades académicamente dirigidas dedicadas a los reactores químicos y biológicos, en concreto, se ha empleado una herramienta denominada lección que se encuentra ... -
Horticultural Plant Residues as New Source for Lignocellulose Nanofibers Isolation: Application on the Recycling Paperboard Process
Bascón-Villegas, Isabel; Espinosa, E.; Sánchez, Rafael; Tarrés, Quim; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2020)Horticultural plant residues (tomato, pepper, and eggplant) were identified as new sources for lignocellulose nanofibers (LCNF). Cellulosic pulp was obtained from the different plant residues using an environmentally ... -
Isolation and Characterization of Gramineae and Fabaceae Soda Lignins
Domínguez-Robles, J.; Espinosa, E.; Sánchez Serrano, Rafael; Davide, Savy; Mazzei, Pierluigi; Piccolo, Alessandro; Rodríguez, A. (MDPI, 2017)Some agricultural residues such as wheat or barley straw, as well as certain fast-growing plants like Leucaena leucocephala and Chamaecytisus proliferus, could be used as raw materials for the paper industry as an ... -
Lignin: A Biopolymer from Forestry Biomass for Biocomposites and 3D Printing
Tanase-Opedal, Mihaela; Espinosa, E.; Rodríguez, Alejandro; Chinga-Carrasco, Gary (MDPI, 2019)Biopolymers from forestry biomass are promising for the sustainable development of new biobased materials. As such, lignin and fiber-based biocomposites are plausible renewable alternatives to petrochemical-based products. ... -
Lignocellulose Nanofibre Obtained from Agricultural Wastes of Tomato, Pepper and Eggplants Improves the Performance of Films of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) for Food Packaging
Bascón-Villegas, Isabel; Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Mónica; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Espinosa, E.; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2021)Films formulated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (synthetic biopolymer) were reinforced with lignocellulose nanofibres (LCNF) from residues of vegetable production (natural biopolymer). The LCNF were obtained by mechanical ... -
Lignonanofibras de celulosa (LNFC) a partir de residuos agro-industriales no madereros. Obtención, caracterización y aplicaciones
Espinosa, E. (Universidad de Córdoba, UCOPress, 2019)La Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, adoptada por todos los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas en 2015, proporciona un modelo compartido para la paz y prosperidad para las personas y el planeta, ahora y en ... -
Nanocellulose from Spanish Harvesting Residues to Improve the Sustainability and Functionality of Linerboard Recycling Processes
De Haro-Niza, Jorge; Rincón, E.; Gónzalez, Zoido; Espinosa, E.; Rodríguez, Alejando (MDPI, 2022)The hornification processes undergone by the fibers in the paper industry recycling processes lead to the loss of properties of the final products, which exhibit poor mechanical properties. Among the most promising solutions ... -
Nanocellulose-Based Inks—Effect of Alginate Content on the Water Absorption of 3D Printed Constructs
Espinosa, E.; Filgueira, Daniel; Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro; Chinga-Carrasco, Gary (MDPI, 2019)2,2,6,6-tetramethylpyperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) were used as ink for three-dimensional (3D) printing of porous structures with potential as wound dressings. Alginate (10, 20, 30 and 40 ... -
Nanostructured cellulose-based aerogels: influence of chemical/mechanical cascade processes on quality index for benchmarking dye pollutant adsorbents in wastewater treatment
Pirozzi, Annachiara; Rincón, E.; Espinosa, E.; Donsi, Francesco; Serrano, Luis (MDPI, 2023)Nanostructured cellulose has emerged as an efficient bio-adsorbent aerogel material, offering biocompatibility and renewable sourcing advantages. This study focuses on isolating (ligno)cellulose nanofibers ((L)CNFs) from ... -
Orange peel waste biorefinery in multi-component cascade approach: Polyphenolic compounds and nanocellulose for food packaging
Espinosa, E.; Rincón, E.; Morcillo-Martín, Ramón; Rabasco-Vílchez, Laura; Rodríguez, A. (Elsevier, 2022)This study proposed an efficient valorization of orange peel waste (OPW) thorugh a multi-product cascade biorefinery approach. In a first step, polyphenolic-rich bioactive extract was obtained using 100% ethanol after a ... -
Paving the Way for a Green Transition in the Design of Sensors and Biosensors for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Cova, Camilla María; Rincón, E.; Espinosa, E.; Serrano, Luis; Zuliani, Alessio (MDPI, 2022)The efficient and selective detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) provides key information for various purposes ranging from the toxicological analysis of indoor/outdoor environments to the diagnosis of diseases ... -
Procedimiento de obtención de fibras celulósicas a partir de diversos residuos agrícolas y bandeja celulósica
Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro; Espinosa, E.; Sánchez Serrano, Rafael (Oficina de Transferencia de Resultados de la Investigación, 2021) -
Production of Cellulose Nanofibers from Olive Tree Harvest—a Residue with Wide Applications
Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Mónica; Espinosa, E.; Bascón-Villegas, Isabel; Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Carrasco, Elena; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2020)With the aim of identifying new sources to produce cellulose nanofibers, olive tree pruning biomass (OTPB) was proposed for valorization as a sustainable source of cellulose. OTPB was subjected to a soda pulping process ... -
Production of Cellulosic Pulp from Reed (Phragmites australis) to Produce Paper and Paperboard
Gómez-Sánchez, María Dolores; Sánchez, Rafael; Espinosa, E.; Rosal, Antonio; Rodríguez, A. (Science Publishing Group, 2017)Due to the global increase in the demand for paper and cardboard, and depletion in some areas of wood resources (main raw material in the paper industry), it has been necessary to investigate new raw materials to substitute ... -
Production of lignocellulose nanofibers from wheat straw by different fibrillation methods. Comparison of its viability in cardboard recycling process
Espinosa, E.; Rol, Fleur; Bras, Julien; Rodríguez Pascual, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2019)The primary aim of this work was to evaluate various methods of nanocellulose production from wheat straw soda pulp. Wheat straw was cooked in 7% NaOH (over dried material.) at a liquid/solid ratio of 10/1 at 100 °C for ...