MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME FROM PRIMARY WALL PLANT PULP, PARTICULARLY SUGAR BEET PULP

摘要

A microfibrillated cellulose containing at least around 80 % of primary walls and loaded with carboxylic acids, and a method for preparing same, in particular from sugar beet pulp, wherein the pulp is hydrolysed at a moderate temperature of 60-100 DEG C; at least one extraction of the cellulose material is performed using a base having a concentration of less than 9 wt.%; and the cellulose residue is homogenised by mixing, grinding or any high mechanical shear processing, whereafter the cell suspension is fed through a small-diameter aperture, and the suspension is subjected to a pressure drop of at least 20 MPa and high-speed sheer action followed by a high-speed deceleration impact. Said cellulose is remarkable in that a suspension thereof can easily be recreated after it has been dehydrated.