Cellulose is an organic compound belonging to polysaccharides. This biopolymer is made of glucose subunits. This compound plays an essential role in the structure and strength of …
M Shadhin, M Rahman, R Jayaraman, Y Chen… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The renewable characteristics of natural fibers have prompted consumers to switch from synthetic and petroleum-based resources. The dimension and geometry of the cell wall and …
Circular economy (CE) principles have been employed by different industry sectors in recent years, including fashion and textiles. This article discusses CE in the apparel, fashion, and …
Y Zhang, H Watanabe, J Shi, H Morikawa, C Zhu - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Inadequate access to clean water and wasteful resource consumption during production pose significant challenges in global development. To combat these issues, interfacial solar …
This work evaluates wheat straw, switchgrass, and hemp hurd as potential alternatives for producing dissolving pulp using sulfur dioxide (SO 2)-ethanol-water (SEW) pulping. The …
S Vellaiyan - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2023 - Elsevier
After the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) kits has increased substantially to ensure workplace health. As the majority of PPE kits are derived …
M Duangrin, S Pisutpiched, A Deenu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hemp fiber (Cannabis sativa) is being widely used to produce carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). This study focused on synthesizing carboxymethyl cellulose from bleached hemp …
There is a growing need for resilient and renewable materials to aid society in global sustainability. It is incumbent upon the agricultural and manufacturing industries to work …
A Pacheco, A Evangelista-Osorio… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review presents the advances in polymeric materials achieved by extrusion and injection molding from lignocellulosic agroindustrial biomass. Biomass, which is derived …