Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

The effect of pre-treatment and process conditions on the gas barrier properties of fibrillated cellulose films and coatings: A review

R Hill, J Phipps, R Greenwood, D Skuse… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a bio-material produced by disintegrating cellulose fibres
into fibrillar components. MFC could offer a sustainable solution to packaging needs since it …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning the water interactions of cellulose nanofibril hydrogels using willow bark extract

N Huynh, JJ Valle-Delgado, W Fang, S Arola… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are increasingly used as precursors for foams, films and
composites, where water interactions are of great importance. In this study, we used willow …

Design of cellulose nanofibre-based composites with high barrier properties

L Alves, A Ramos, E Ferraz, PJT Ferreira, MG Rasteiro… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Gas barrier properties are very relevant in composite materials for applications so diverse
such as food packaging, electronics, or old document restoration. In the present work, four …

Preparation and p-phenylenediamine detection mechanism of a dialdehyde cellulose and a 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin-based fluorescent probe

X Wang, Y Bai, Q He, J Li, S Wang, W Guo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel fluorescent probe, fluorescent dialdehyde cellulose (FDAC), was prepared to detect
p-phenylenediamine (PPD) in water samples conveniently and quickly. This was achieved …

Dewatering of Micro-and Nanofibrillated Cellulose for Membrane Production

MS Reid, W Suganda, E Östmark… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cellulose-based membranes have tremendous potential to improve the sustainability and
performance of high value applications, such as filters and energy devices, particularly as …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ionic strength on trivalent iron and lanthanum adsorption by TEMPO-oxidized nanofibrillated cellulose

SH Venäläinen - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Charged biopolymers able to adsorb solubilized metal cations instead of precipitating them
as inorganic waste provide a sustainable option for conventional lime treatment of acidic …

Nanocellulose-short peptide self-assembly for improved mechanical strength and barrier performance

A Marchetti, E Marelli, G Bergamaschi… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) are the most abundant renewable nanoscale fibers on Earth,
and their use in the design of hybrid materials is ever more acclaimed, although it has been …

[HTML][HTML] Carboxylated nanocellulose for wound healing applications–Increase of washing efficiency after chemical pre-treatment and stability of homogenized gels …

G Chinga-Carrasco, E Pasquier, A Solberg… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
To commercialize a biomedical product as a medical device, reproducibility of production
and time-stability are important parameters. Studies of reproducibility are lacking in the …

Electro-assisted filtration of microfibrillated cellulose: the impact of the degree of fibrillation

A Hjorth, A Vøllo Kristiansen, HH Øvrebø, H Theliander - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Efficient dewatering is necessary to achieve an economically sustainable large-scale
production of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) because the low solids content of the final …