A review of the traditional pulping methods and the recent improvements in the pulping processes

D Mboowa - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
The demand for paper and pulp-derived products to fulfill consumer needs is increasing
considerably globally. This work provides a critical overview of the various traditional …

Adhesive interfaces toward a zero-waste industry

A Sierra-Romero, K Novakovic, M Geoghegan - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
This Feature Article evaluates ongoing efforts to adapt adhesives toward the goal of zero-
waste living and suggests the most promising future directions. Adhesives are not always …

High barrier sustainable paper coating based on engineered polysaccharides and natural rubber

A Adibi, D Valdesueiro, L Simon… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The demand for paper-based packaging solutions as an alternative to incumbent single-use
petroleum-based polymers for food packaging applications is ever-increasing. Paper-based …

Thermoresponsive nanofibers loaded with antimicrobial α-aminophosphonate-o/w emulsion supported by cellulose nanocrystals for smart wound care patches

DA Elsherbiny, AM Abdelgawad, TI Shaheen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term topical application of antibiotics on wounds has led to the emergence of drug-
resistant bacterial infections. Antibiotic incorporation into the wound dressing requires …

Dispersibility characterization of cellulose nanocrystals in polymeric-based composites

Z Li, G Zhu, N Lin - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are hydrophilic nanoparticles extracted from biomass with
properties and functions different from cellulose and are being developed for property …

Review on cellulose nanocrystal-reinforced polymer nanocomposites: Processing, properties, and rheology

HJ Kim, JH Jeong, YH Choi, Y Eom - Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, 2021 - Springer
The use of nanocomposites is regarded as a promising strategy to significantly improve the
overall performance of polymeric materials using a minimal amount of additives. Recently …

Designing acrylic latexes for pressure‐sensitive adhesives: a review

N Ballard - Polymer International, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pressure‐sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are essential components of a large number of
commercial products. The immense range of substrates that are required to be bonded …

Cathodic electrodeposition of organic nanocomposite coatings reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals

S Atifi, WY Hamad - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A systematic examination of the structure–property relations to create nanocomposite
coatings via electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of a cathodic polymer–for instance …

Effect of Reaction Media on Grafting Hydrophobic Polymers from Cellulose Nanocrystals via Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization

MV Kiriakou, RM Berry, T Hoare… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic polymer-grafted cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were produced via surface-
initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) in two different solvents to examine …

Effect of chitosan coatings with cinnamon essential oil on postharvest quality of mangoes

K Yu, J Xu, L Zhou, L Zou, W Liu - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) is a famous climacteric fruit containing abundant flavor and
nutrients in the tropics, but it is prone to decay without suitable postharvest preservation …