Jakub Matusiak and Wojciech Franus from MSAGroup, in collaboration with Elżbieta Grządka and Urszula Maciołek (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin) as well as Trung-Anh Le (University of Helsinki) and Tan-Phat Huynh (Åbo Akademi University), have addressed this complex question in the latest article, "The interactions between zeolite and two cellulose derivatives: A comprehensive analysis of liquid and solid phase properties," published in the leading journal Carbohydrate Polymers (IF=10.7). The use of cationic and anionic cellulose allowed for the determination of the interactions between polymer macromolecules and zeolite particles. It was observed that the interaction mechanism of these substances is different, and the colloidal and thermal stability of such systems depends on the type and concentration of the selected polymer. The obtained materials, based on zeolite synthesized from an aqueous waste solution after the production of synthetic zeolites from fly ash and biodegradable cellulose ethers, perfectly align with the principles of green chemistry and a circular economy. In the future, these materials may address the needs of the chemical, pharmaceutical, and modern construction industries.
The full text of the article can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122456