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The aims of this study were to study the performance changes of S-CNCs (spherical cellulose nanocrystals) modified by OSA (octenyl succinic anhydride) stabilized Pickering oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and contact angle change of the MS-CNCs (modified spherical cellulose nanocrystals) prove the successful modification of OSA and the improvement of hydrophobicity. The effect of a series of MS-CNCs concentration on the volume mean diameter, emulsion ratio, stability and micro-rheological characteristic viscosity of the emulsion was studied. The results show that the emulsifying ability of the S-CNCs have been greatly improved. In addition, at a concentration of 10g/l, the volume mean diameter reaches the nanometer level (0.95 µm), and the emulsion ratio reaches 100%, while still maintaining its unique ultra-low viscosity characteristics. Furthermore, the emulsion still exhibits high-strength resistance to ionic strength, but exhibits unique responsiveness to pH (pH≤5) at special stages.

In this study, environmentally friendly CNF/PVA/PEI nanoparticle was obtained by assembling PEI (polyethyleneimine) into CNF/PVA aerogels, which were prepared by freeze-drying method with the help of glutaraldehyde. FTIR results showed that PEI likely assembled into the CNF/PVA aerogel due to appearances of bending vibration of the CNF/PVA/PEI nanoparticle at 1615cm− 1. BET results further demonstrated that PEI have successfully assembled into aerogel since the specific surface area (22.93m2/g) of CNF/PVA/PEI nanoparticle was lower than that (56.37m2/g) of CNF/PVA aerogel. SEM results also showed that PEI could obviously regulate the morphology of CNF/PVA aerogel. TGA indicated that CNF/PVA/PEI nanoparticle was structurally stable at 216.4°C. The adsorption kinetics of the CNF/PVA/PEI nanoparticle for Cu2+ removal presented good correlations with the Pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption and desorption results showed that the removal rate of 2g/L CNF/PVA/PEI nanoparticle for Cu2+in water could reach more than 93% when the concentration of Cu2+ ranged from 20 to 80mg/L in one hour, and it could still retain more than 80% after 3 cycles.