Comparison and assessment of methods for cellulose crystallinity determination

KS Salem, NK Kasera, MA Rahman… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The degree of crystallinity in cellulose significantly affects the physical, mechanical, and
chemical properties of cellulosic materials, their processing, and their final application …

Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials

EJ Foster, RJ Moon, UP Agarwal, MJ Bortner… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A new family of materials comprised of cellulose, cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), having
properties and functionalities distinct from molecular cellulose and wood pulp, is being …

Progress and opportunities in the characterization of cellulose–an important regulator of cell wall growth and mechanics

S Rongpipi, D Ye, ED Gomez, EW Gomez - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The plant cell wall is a dynamic network of several biopolymers and structural proteins
including cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose and lignin. Cellulose is one of the main load …

Comparison of the properties of cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibrils isolated from bacteria, tunicate, and wood processed using acid, enzymatic …

IA Sacui, RC Nieuwendaal, DJ Burnett… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This work describes the measurement and comparison of several important properties of
native cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), such as crystallinity …

Comparison of sample crystallinity determination methods by X-ray diffraction for challenging cellulose I materials

P Ahvenainen, I Kontro, K Svedström - Cellulose, 2016 - Springer
Cellulose crystallinity assessment is important for optimizing the yield of cellulose products,
such as bioethanol. X-ray diffraction is often used for this purpose for its perceived …

[HTML][HTML] Acidic and alkaline deep eutectic solvents in delignification and nanofibrillation of corn stalk, wheat straw, and rapeseed stem residues

T Suopajärvi, P Ricci, V Karvonen, G Ottolina… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, six different deep eutectic solvent (DES) treatments—five acidic (natural organic
acid–choline chloride) and one alkaline (K 2 CO 3–glycerol)—were used and compared in …

A comparative study of cellulose nanofibrils disintegrated via multiple processing approaches

Y Qing, R Sabo, JY Zhu, U Agarwal, Z Cai, Y Wu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Various cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) created by refining and microfluidization, in
combination with enzymatic or 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidized …

The role of pretreatment in the catalytic valorization of cellulose

Y Liao, BO de Beeck, K Thielemans, T Ennaert… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of fossil resources with the concerning climate change has pushed the
development of alternative and sustainable feedstocks for energy, chemicals, and materials …

Wood cellulose microfibrils have a 24-chain core–shell nanostructure in seed plants

HC Tai, CH Chang, W Cai, JH Lin, SJ Huang, QY Lin… - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Wood cellulose microfibril (CMF) is the most abundant organic substance on Earth but its
nanostructure remains poorly understood. There are controversies regarding the glucan …

Eco-friendly cellulose nanofiber extraction from sugarcane bagasse and film fabrication

N Shahi, B Min, B Sapkota, VK Rangari - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of cost-effective cellulose fibers by utilizing agricultural residues have
been attracted by the scientific community in the past few years; however, a facile production …