Nanocellulose: from fundamentals to advanced applications

D Trache, AF Tarchoun, M Derradji… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past few years, nanocellulose (NC), cellulose in the form of nanostructures, has
been proved to be one of the most prominent green materials of modern times. NC materials …

A comprehensive review on plant‐based natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: fabrication, properties, and applications

UV Akhil, N Radhika, B Saleh… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) have gained limelight in many
applications during the recent years, owing to their availability, as well as superior …

Properties and chemical modifications of lignin: Towards lignin-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications

P Figueiredo, K Lintinen, JT Hirvonen… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biorenewable polymers have emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional metallic
and organic materials for a variety of different applications. This is mainly because of their …

Natural fiber reinforced polylactic acid composites: A review

R Siakeng, M Jawaid, H Ariffin, SM Sapuan… - Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biopolymer‐based composites have attracted the attention of researchers and industries
due to their eco‐friendliness and environmental sustainability, as well as their suitability for a …

Microcrystalline cellulose: Isolation, characterization and bio-composites application—A review

D Trache, MH Hussin, CTH Chuin, S Sabar… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Considering its widespread usage in various fields, such as food, pharmaceutical, medical,
cosmetic and polymer composites industries, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is becoming …

Recent advances in cellulose and chitosan based membranes for water purification: A concise review

VK Thakur, SI Voicu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently membrane technology has emerged as a new promising and pervasive technology
due to its innate advantages over traditional technologies such as adsorption, distillation …

Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently natural cellulose fibers from different biorenewable resources have attracted the
considerable attraction of research community all around the globe owing to their unique …

A review of bioactive plant polysaccharides: Biological activities, functionalization, and biomedical applications

J Liu, S Willför, C Xu - Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, 2015 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides from different sources have long been studied and widely used in
different areas, such as food and feed, medicine and pharmaceutics, and in papermaking. In …

Recent advances in green hydrogels from lignin: a review

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, biorenewable polymers from different natural resources have attracted a greater
attention of the research community for different applications starting from biomedical to …

Raw natural fiber–based polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur, RK Gupta - International Journal of Polymer …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The effective utilization of raw natural fibers as indispensable component in polymers for
developing novel low-cost eco-friendly composites with properties such as acceptable …