Advances and prospects of corn husk as a sustainable material in composites and other technical applications

AS Ratna, A Ghosh, S Mukhopadhyay - Journal of cleaner production, 2022 - Elsevier
Corn husk is generated as a by-product during the processing and collection of corn, the
second largest agricultural crop of the whole planet. The use of these by-products is …

Functionality and nutritional aspects of microcrystalline cellulose in food

J Nsor-Atindana, M Chen, HD Goff, F Zhong… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is among the most commonly used cellulose derivatives in
the food industry. In order assess the recent advances of MCC in food product development …

Extraction of microcrystalline cellulose from cotton sliver and its comparison with commercial microcrystalline cellulose

RD Kale, PS Bansal, VG Gorade - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2018 - Springer
The work was aimed at the extraction of microcrystalline cellulose (EMC) from raw cotton
sliver (RCS) by acid hydrolysis using sulphuric acid. The EMC was characterized and …

Effect of cellulose microcrystalline particles on properties of cement based composites

CG Hoyos, E Cristia, A Vázquez - Materials & Design, 2013 - Elsevier
The hydrophilic character and water retention capability of cellulose microcrystalline
particles (MCC), are useful properties to achieve new developments in cement based …

Cellulose nanomaterials as additives for cementitious materials

T Fu, RJ Moon, P Zavattieri, J Youngblood… - Cellulose-reinforced …, 2017 - Elsevier
This chapter presents a survey of the research literature of cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) as
additives to cementitious materials for property enhancement. These additives include …

Surface modified microcrystalline cellulose from cotton as a potential mineral admixture in cement mortar composite

TR Anju, K Ramamurthy, R Dhamodharan - Cement and concrete …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of the work is to examine the performance of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS)
modified microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) fiber, derived from cotton, as a mineral admixture …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of physicochemical characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose from four abundant Kenyan biomasses

MK Murigi, ES Madivoli, MM Mathenyu… - IOSR Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) powders extracted from banana stem, rice straws, water
hyacinth and papyrus reeds were investigated for their physicochemical properties …

Effect of antioxidant‐enriched microcrystalline cellulose obtained from almond residues on the storage stability of mayonnaise

N Ünver, Ş Çelik - Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity, morphological, thermal,
crystallinity, and flow characteristics of antioxidant‐enriched microcrystalline cellulose …

Characteristics of microcrystalline cellulose from coir fibers

J Gichuki, PG Kareru, AN Gachanja… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This work aimed to extract and characterize microcrystalline cellulose from coir fibers.
Extraction was achieved in a two-step process in which the coir fibers were treated with …

Cementitious composites reinforced with natural fibres

L Ferrara, SR Ferreira, V Krelani, P Lima… - Recent Advances on …, 2017 - Springer
Natural fibres as dispersed reinforcement in cement-based materials may represent an
interesting alternative to industrial fibres, because of their good mechanical properties and …