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 …

Biopolymers derived from trees as sustainable multifunctional materials: a review

C Liu, P Luan, Q Li, Z Cheng, P Xiang, D Liu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The world is currently transitioning from a fossil‐fuel‐driven energy economy to one that is
supplied by more renewable and sustainable materials. Trees as the most abundant …

A mussel-inspired polydopamine-filled cellulose aerogel for solar-enabled water remediation

Y Zou, J Zhao, J Zhu, X Guo, P Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A solar steam generation method has been widely investigated as a sustainable method to
achieve seawater desalination and sewage treatment. However, oil pollutants are usually …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrathin and super-tough membrane for anti-dendrite separator in aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Y Zhang, X Li, L Fan, Y Shuai, N Zhang - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022 - cell.com
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries have emerged as potential alternatives to lithium-
ion batteries in grid energy storage due to their intrinsic safety, economy, and high capacity …

Effects of ball milling on the structure of cotton cellulose

Z Ling, T Wang, M Makarem, M Santiago Cintrón… - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
Cellulose is often described as a mixture of crystalline and amorphous material. A large part
of the general understanding of the chemical, biochemical and physical properties of …

Reaction modifier system enable double-network hydrogel electrolyte for flexible zinc-air batteries with tolerance to extreme cold conditions

Y Zhang, H Qin, M Alfred, H Ke, Y Cai, Q Wang… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
The zinc-air battery (ZAB) is a promising candidate for powering wearable electronic
devices. Unfortunately, traditional ZAB hydrogel electrolytes dehydrate at room temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial nanocellulose from agro-industrial wastes: low-cost and enhanced production by Komagataeibacter saccharivorans MD1

D Abol-Fotouh, MA Hassan, H Shokry, A Roig… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has been drawing enormous attention because of its
versatile properties. Herein, we shed light on the BNC production by a novel bacterial isolate …

[HTML][HTML] IR study on cellulose with the varied moisture contents: Insight into the supramolecular structure

S Cichosz, A Masek - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The following article is the first attempt to investigate the supramolecular structure of
cellulose with the varied moisture content by the means of Fourier-transform and near …

[HTML][HTML] Native cellulose: structure, characterization and thermal properties

M Poletto, HL Ornaghi Junior, AJ Zattera - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
In this work, the relationship between cellulose crystallinity, the influence of extractive
content on lignocellulosic fiber degradation, the correlation between chemical composition …

Optimization of binary acids pretreatment of corncob biomass for enhanced recovery of cellulose to produce bioethanol

P Selvakumar, AA Adane, T Zelalem, BM Hunegnaw… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic agricultural wastes are the most widely utilized resource for bioethanol
production due to several advantages. Removal of hemicellulose and lignin is a prerequired …