Cellulose nanocrystals/graphene hybrids—a promising new class of materials for advanced applications

D Trache, VK Thakur, R Boukherroub - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the growth of global fossil-based resource consumption and the environmental
concern, there is an urgent need to develop sustainable and environmentally friendly …

Recent advances on cellulose nanocrystals for Pickering emulsions: Development and challenge

H Dai, J Wu, H Zhang, Y Chen, L Ma, H Huang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pickering emulsions stabilized by solid particles have captured a growing
interest recently due to their outstanding stability. Among various solid stabilizers, cellulose …

Plant celluloses, hemicelluloses, lignins, and volatile oils for the synthesis of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials

A Barhoum, J Jeevanandam, A Rastogi, P Samyn… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A huge variety of plants are harvested worldwide and their different constituents can be
converted into a broad range of bionanomaterials. In parallel, much research effort in …

Cellulose nanocrystal based multifunctional nanohybrids

E Lizundia, D Puglia, TD Nguyen… - Progress in Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) based nanohybrids are emerging as multifunctional materials
and alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics. The growth in academic and …

Nanocellulose-based composite aerogels toward the environmental protection: Preparation, modification and applications

J Yang, X Han, W Yang, J Hu, C Zhang, K Liu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose aerogel has the advantages of porosity, low density and high specific surface
area, which can effectively realize the adsorption and treatment of wastewater waste gas …

From renewable biomass to nanomaterials: does biomass origin matter?

VG Matveeva, LM Bronstein - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Fabrication of nanomaterials with a wealth of useful properties from renewable biomass
such as plants, sea creatures, biomass waste, etc. received considerable attention of the …

Advances in materials and fabrication of separators in supercapacitors

S Ahankari, D Lasrado, R Subramaniam - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Supercapacitors (SCs) have been extensively used in advanced energy applications due to
their superior energy storage capacity and rapid charge–discharge rate. The significant …

Enzymatic engineering of nanometric cellulose for sustainable polypropylene nanocomposites

D Zielińska, T Rydzkowski, VK Thakur… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the influence of enzymatic modification on the properties of nanocellulose
reinforced polypropylene nanocomposites was investigated in detail. Methods such as high …

Preparation of nanocellulose-based aerogel and its research progress in wastewater treatment

J Zhao, X Yuan, X Wu, L Liu, H Guo, K Xu, L Zhang… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the fast expansion of the economy and industry results in a considerable volume
of wastewater being released, severely affecting water quality and the environment. It has a …

Sources, chemical functionalization, and commercial applications of nanocellulose and nanocellulose-based composites: a review

D Tahir, MRA Karim, H Hu, S Naseem, M Rehan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanocellulose is the most abundant material extracted from plants, animals, and bacteria.
Nanocellulose is a cellulosic material with nano-scale dimensions and exists in the form of …