Probing cellulose structures with vibrational spectroscopy

This paper reviews principles, data interpretations, and applications of vibrational spectroscopic methods used for analysis of cellulose in the isolated state and in plant cell walls or lignocellulose biomass. The paper begins with reviewing the crystalline structures of crystalline cellulose polym...

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Published in:Cellulose (London) 2019-01, Vol.26 (1), p.35-79
Main Authors: Makarem, Mohamadamin, Lee, Christopher M., Kafle, Kabindra, Huang, Shixin, Chae, Inseok, Yang, Hui, Kubicki, James D., Kim, Seong H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Biomass
Bioorganic Chemistry
Cellulose
cellulose structures
Ceramics
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Composites
Crystal structure
Crystalline cellulose
Crystallinity
Density functional theory
Domains
Glass
Infrared spectroscopy
Lignocellulose
Natural Materials
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
plant cell walls
Polymer Sciences
Raman spectroscopy
Review Paper
Spatial distribution
Spectrum analysis
sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy
Sustainable Development
Walls
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Summary:This paper reviews principles, data interpretations, and applications of vibrational spectroscopic methods used for analysis of cellulose in the isolated state and in plant cell walls or lignocellulose biomass. The paper begins with reviewing the crystalline structures of crystalline cellulose polymorphs and the principles of three different vibrational spectroscopy methods—infrared (IR), Raman, and sum frequency generation (SFG)—complemented with density functional theory calculations. Then, it discusses the vibrational modes of crystalline celluloses, how the chain orientation in crystalline domain is analyzed in each method, and how the concentration and spatial distribution of crystalline cellulose domains interspersed in amorphous matrices are manifested or analyzed differently in these three methods. Lastly, the paper discusses examples of analyzing crystalline cellulose in plant cell walls or lignocellulose biomass with IR, Raman, and SFG including spectroscopic imaging. One review cannot cover all vibrational spectroscopy literatures on cellulose; this review aims at providing tutorial information, using selected literatures and experimental data, needed to interpret nano-, meso-, and micro-scale structures of cellulose in plant cell walls and lignocellulose biomass. Graphical abstract
ISSN:0969-0239
1572-882X
DOI:10.1007/s10570-018-2199-z