Functional nanomaterials through esterification of cellulose: a review of chemistry and application

Y Wang, X Wang, Y Xie, K Zhang - Cellulose, 2018 - Springer
As the most abundant biopolymer in nature, cellulose has become a fascinating building
block for the design of functional nanomaterials. Owing to the presence of numerous …

Ionic liquids—promising but challenging solvents for homogeneous derivatization of cellulose

M Gericke, P Fardim, T Heinze - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
In the past decade, ionic liquids (ILs) have received enormous interest as solvents for
cellulose. They have been studied intensively for fractionation and biorefining of …

Thiol-functionalized cellulose nanofiber membranes for the effective adsorption of heavy metal ions in water

HY Choi, JH Bae, Y Hasegawa, S An, IS Kim… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reports the fabrication of a thiol-functionalized cellulose nanofiber membrane that
can effectively adsorb heavy metal ions. Thiol was incorporated onto the surface of cellulose …

Unique reactivity of nanoporous cellulosic materials mediated by surface-confined water

M Beaumont, P Jusner, N Gierlinger, AWT King… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The remarkable efficiency of chemical reactions is the result of biological evolution, often
involving confined water. Meanwhile, developments of bio-inspired systems, which exploit …

Optical cellulose fiber made from regenerated cellulose and cellulose acetate for water sensor applications

H Orelma, A Hokkanen, I Leppänen, K Kammiovirta… - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
In this study an optical cellulose fiber for water sensoring was prepared by using a
sequential preparation strategy. The core of the fiber was prepared from dissolved cellulose …

Twenty-five years of cellulose chemistry: Innovations in the dissolution of the biopolymer and its transformation into esters and ethers

M Kostag, M Gericke, T Heinze, OA El Seoud - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
The anniversary of the journal “Cellulose” is an opportunity to review innovations that were
introduced during the past 25 years. Of these, from our perspective, the development of …

[图书][B] Esterification of polysaccharides

T Heinze, T Liebert, A Koschella - 2006 - books.google.com
Polysaccharide esters (eg cellulose and starch) are among the first polymeric materials
applied commercially. The way of producing these technically relevant derivatives, mainly …

Cellulose solvents–remarkable history, bright future

T Liebert - Cellulose solvents: for analysis, shaping and chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
The paper summarizes different approaches for the dissolution of cellulose and the use of
these cellulose solutions for analysis, regeneration, and homogeneous modification of the …

Application of cellulose to chromatographic media: Cellulose dissolution, and media fabrication and derivatization

T Yao, J Song, Y Hong, Y Gan, X Ren, K Du - Journal of Chromatography A, 2023 - Elsevier
As the cornerstone of chromatographic technology, the development of high-performance
chromatographic media is a crucial means to enhance the purification efficiency of biological …

[图书][B] Biopolymers: biomedical and environmental applications

S Kalia, L Avérous - 2011 - books.google.com
This handbook focuses on biopolymers for both environmental and biomedical applications.
It shows recent advances in technology in all areas from chemical synthesis or biosynthesis …