Abstract: Cellulose is a linear homopolymer of β-1, 4-linked D-glucan chain, where the glucan chains further gather into cellulose fibril aggregates which including sub-elementary fibril,elementary fibrils, microfibrils and macrofibrils with different bundle size. The cellulose fibril aggregates existing in the cell wall plays a skeleton supporting role so that gives the cell wall excellent tensile strength.Cellulose is one of the most abundant natural polymer materials with characteristic of renewable, biodegradable, biocompatibility, which has been widely used in light industry, chemical industry, energy and environmental protection.The development and utilization of cellulose are closely related to the size, morphology, arrangement, crystallinity and crystalline structure of cellulose fiber aggregates. However, the size, morphology, arrangement of cellulose fibril aggregates varies greatly with the sample preparation method, biomass source, matrix content and cell type. Moreover, the cellulose fibril aggregates is embedded in a matrix of lignin, hemicellulose and pectin in plant cell wall, which limits the extraction and utilization of cellulose. Therefore, researchers have extensively studied the effects of different chemical pretreatment methods (ionic liquid, alkali, acid) and their influencing factors (concentration, temperature, time, etc.) on the cellulose fibril aggregates and the matrix compounds around the filament for better understanding and utilization of cellulose. Among the chemical pretreatment methods, ionic liquid treatment could cause cell wall swelling, change cellulose crystal structure, decrease crystallinity, and even separate cellulose fibril aggregates into single cellulose chain. Moreover, the solubility and dissolution pattern for cell wall components varied with ionic liquids types. Alkali treatment could effectively dissolve lignin and a small amount of hemicellulose in cell wall thus made the surface roughness and surface porosity reduced. The variation of cellulose fiber aggregate size, crystal structure and crystallinity were correlated with alkali concentration, pretreatment time and temperature. Dilute acids could dissolve hemicellulose and a small amount of lignin particles at the same time thus increase the surface roughness of cell wall. Cellulose fibril aggregates would be further hydrolyzed into cellulose nanocrystals by concentrated acid. Cellulose nanocrystals with high modulus, high specific surface area and high crystallinity can be further used as matrix, template, dispersant and reinforcement in various composite materials. In the present review, the component units and biosynthetic process of cellulose fibril aggregates are summarized firstly, then the different size, arrangement and their influence factors of cellulose fibril aggregates in various biomass at tissue and cell levels are briefly introduced. On this basis, the mechanism and influence of different pretreatment methods (ionic liquid, alkali,andacid) on cellulose fibril aggregates of size, morphology, crystalline and crystal transition are discussed in detail. Finally, the development direction of cellulose fibril aggregates is prospected.
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