[HTML][HTML] Current international research into cellulose as a functional nanomaterial for advanced applications

SJ Eichhorn, A Etale, J Wang, LA Berglund, Y Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper provides a recent overview of current international research that is being
conducted into the functional properties of cellulose as a nanomaterial. A particular …

Cellulose nanomaterials for oil exploration applications

K Liu, H Du, W Liu, H Liu, M Zhang, T Xu, C Si - Polymer Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A variety of chemicals are used in various stages of oil exploitation to ensure the normal
progress of exploitation and improve the efficiency of oil recovery. However, most of the …

Highly Efficient and Sustainable Preparation of Carboxylic and Thermostable Cellulose Nanocrystals via FeCl3-Catalyzed Innocuous Citric Acid Hydrolysis

W Liu, H Du, H Liu, H Xie, T Xu, X Zhao… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a weak tricarboxylic acid, citric acid (CA) has been proposed for the preparation of
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) due to its innocuous and easily recyclable nature. However …

Sustainable preparation of bifunctional cellulose nanocrystals via mixed H2SO4/formic acid hydrolysis

H Wang, H Du, K Liu, H Liu, T Xu, S Zhang, X Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a sustainable and highly efficient approach for preparing bifunctional cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) was proposed through a mixed acid system of sulfuric acid and formic …

Effects of surface chemistry and counterion selection on the thermal behavior of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals

OM Vanderfleet, F D'Acierno, A Isogai… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Researchers have sought to improve the thermal performance of cellulose nanocrystals
(CNCs) via new production routes, often by incorporating carboxylate groups on CNC …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive melt crosslinking of cellulose nanocrystals/poly (ε-caprolactone) for heat-shrinkable network

A Avella, A Idström, R Mincheva, K Nakayama… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Focusing on the challenge of non-biodegradable plastics replacement, we propose a design
for peroxide-initiated crosslinking of biodegradable poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) and …

Phytic acid-assist for self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels with surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals via SI-AGET ATRP

C Li, Z Hou, P Li, G Zhang, L Bai, W Wang, H Chen… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have been widely used in the surface modification and
construction of nanocomposites due to their excellent surface activity and high tensile …

Melt-processed poly (L-lactic acid)/cellulose nanocrystals biocomposites for 3D printing: Improved melt processibility and inter-fuse adhesion

X Wu, Y Liu, H Wu, Y Duan, J Zhang - Composites Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the renewable/biodegradable characters, cellulose nanomaterials have been
proposed to modify poly (L-lactic acid)(PLLA) for producing fully green, high performance …

[PDF][PDF] Recent development of plant-derived nanocellulose in polymer nanocomposite foams and multifunctional applications: A mini-review

S Tanpichai - Express Polymer Letters, 2022 - real.mtak.hu
Since last decades, nanocellulose has gained much attention in nanocomposite foams
owing to high stiffness and strength, renewability, sustainability and biodegradability …

Grafting PEG on cellulose nanocrystals via polydopamine chemistry and the effects of PEG graft length on the mechanical performance of composite film

T Zheng, CM Clemons, S Pilla - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) with PEG grafts of various lengths (1 k, 2 k, 5 k,
and 10 kDa) were prepared via a polydopamine (PDA) mediated method in the aqueous …