Zhang Kaitao

• Doctor of Theology
• Professor (Assistant) at Qingdao University

The growing utilization of textiles raises concerns about the ecological hazards of textile production methods and discarded textiles. The recycling and reusing of waste cotton materials align with the sustainable development of society. In this study, sulfated cellulose was synthesized by sulfating waste cotton using a deep eutectic solvent (DES)....

Membrane filtration and affinity-based adsorption are the two most used strategies in separation technologies. Here, µm-thick multifunctional and sustainable composite membranes of electrospun cellulose acetate (CA) infused with functionalized, anionic, and cationic cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with enhanced wettability, tensile strength, and exce...

Nanocelluloses and their different designs, such as films and nanopapers, have gained considerable interest in many application areas due to their unique properties. For many purposes, such as packaging and electronics, the thermal stability and optical properties of nanocellulose materials are crucial characteristics. In this study, the effects of...

In this work, short rod-like cationic cellulose nanocrystals (AH-CNCs) were prepared by sodium periodate oxidation combined with deep eutectic solvent method. The effects of different content AH-CNCs on the properties of the emulsion were studied. With the increase of AH-CNCs content, the diameter of emulsion droplets decreased and the stabilizatio...

Transforming potential waste materials into high-value-added sustainable materials with advanced properties is one of the key targets of the emerging green circular economy. Natural mica (muscovite) is abundant in the mining industry, which is commonly regarded as a byproduct and gangue mineral flowing to waste rock and mine tailings. Similarly, ch...

Nanocelluloses and their different designs, such as films and nanopapers, have gained considerable interest in many application areas due to their unique properties. For many purposes, such as for packaging and electronics, the thermal stability of nanocellulose materials is a crucial characteristic. In this study, the effects of heat treatment (10...

Owing to the intrinsic hydrophilicity of nanocellulose, films and nanopapers prepared from cellulosic nanomaterials exhibit weak mechanical strength when exposed to high-moisture conditions. In this study, an approach for designing a water resistant, assembled nanopaper through controlled and irreversible aqueous complexation of oppositely charged...

In this study, we demonstrate a new bio-derived and non-toxic deep eutectic solvent composed of betaine hydrochloride (Bh) and glycerol (Gl) as a pretreatment medium for birch cellulose (Betula pendula) to prepare cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) using microfluidization. The co-solvent could readily penetrate into cellulose to swell the fibrillar struct...

The present work demonstrates the spinning of conductive filaments from oppositely charged nano-scale entities, i.e., cationic cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and anionic graphene oxide (GO), via interfacial nanoparticle complexation. Especially, the role of CNC and GO concentration in filament formation was investigated. Moreover, the chemical struct...

A deep eutectic solvent (DES) derived from ferric chloride hexahydrate and betaine chloride (molar ratio of 1:1) was used as hydrolytic media for production of chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs) with a high yield (up to 88.5%). The synergistic effect of Lewis acid and released Brønsted acid from betaine hydrochloride enabled the efficient hydrolysis of ch...

Lignocellulose is a potential raw material for film and membrane applications, such as packaging for every day consumables or a supporting barrier layer for flexible electronics. Here, lignin-containing cationic wood nanofiber (CWNF) films were produced using sawdust as starting material. Sawdust was directly cationized using four different aqueous...

In this paper, anionic TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (TO-CNFs) and cationic, partially deacetylated, chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs) were used to fabricate continuous composite filaments (TO-CNF/ChNC filament) with a straightforward and sustainable aqueous process based on the interfacial nanoparticle complexation (INC) of oppositely charged nano...

Five different acidic deep eutectic solvents (DESs) composed of choline chloride and organic acids were applied to fabricate chitin nanocrystals (ChNCs). All DESs resulted in high transmittance and stable ChNCs suspensions with very high mass yield ranging from 78% to 87.5% under proper reaction conditions. The acidic DESs had a dual role in ChNCs...

Construction of colloidal nanoparticles into advanced functional nanocomposites and hybrids with pre-designed hierarchical structure and high-performance is attractive, especially for natural biological nanomaterials, such as proteins and polysaccharides. Herein, a simple and sustainable approach called interfacial nanoparticle complexation (INC) w...

The characterization of the drying process of paints and coatings on the surfaces is important for many industrial applications. We present a new optical method to study the drying process of varnish based on immersion solid matching technique. The principle of the method is to match the refractive index of dry varnish with the added particles, mak...

In the present study, interfacial complexation spinning of oppositely charged cellulose‐materials is applied to fabricate hierarchical and continuous nanocellulose based filaments under aqueous conditions by using cationic cellulose nanocrystals with different anionic celluloses including soluble sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and insoluble 2,2,6,6...

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) were firstly prepared by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidation and further oxidized to 2,3-dialdehyde nanocelluloses (DANCs) by periodate oxidation. Furthermore, by using DANCs as reducing as well as stabilizing agent, palladium (Pd) and gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) supported on nanocellulose ([email p...

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is an effective and sustainable way to covert biomass into functional carbonaceous materials. Effects of condition parameters on the morphology and particle size distributions were evaluated. However, the absence of porosity of HTC materials limits their wide applications. Activation of HTC materials could solve thi...

Diethylene glycol ester of hydrogenated rosin (DGE-HR) emulsion was prepared via phase inversion method and then blended with waterborne (wb) polyacrylate for pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). The preparation conditions of DGE-HR emulsion were studied. DGE-HR emulsion with an average particle size of about 220 nm was obtained. Furthermore, the t...