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 …

Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of
banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana …

With the growth of global fossil-based resource consumption and the environmental
concern, there is an urgent need to develop sustainable and environmentally friendly …

Cellulose constitutes most of a plant's cell wall, and it is the most abundant renewable
polymer source on our planet. Given the hierarchical structure of cellulose, nanocellulose …

The bio-based products can provide a solution to the problems associated with petroleum
shortages and waste treatment. Nanocellulose development has raised massive interest for …

Emerging cellulose nanomaterials extracted from agricultural biomasses have recently
received extensive attention due to diminishing fossil resources. To further reduce the …

Starch and derivatives thereof have proven their usefulness in paper coating processes.
Among these derivatives, cationic starch has been widely used in the paper industry as a …

The rapid economic growth and environmental concerns have led to high demands on
paper and paper-based products in terms of variety, quantity, quality, and specialty …

Some of the most popular cellulose derivatives exhibit charged functional groups, either
cationic (generally, quaternary ammonium moieties) or anionic (most typically, carboxylate …

In order to explore the possibility of natural carbohydrate polymers as a biodegradable and
sustainable fog water harvesting material, this work proposed an efficient substrate …