.... It is a jute cellulose-based, totally biodegradable, compostable, recyclable, and environment-friendly biopolymer. However, certain physical limitations have hindered its widespread consumer appeal. To address these challenges, this study pioneers the integration of jute cellulose nanocrystals (JCNCs...

... bacteria has proved challenging. Here, a carrier that enables simultaneous bacterial immobilisation and oil absorption is proposed as a solution. Porous cellulose triacetate beads (PCTBs) derived from cellulose triacetate powder were obtained through the acetylation of kapok fibres. This study revealed...

... to gain interest. Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) thermoplastic nanocomposites have been demonstrated as a water-responsive, mechanically adaptive material that shows promise in generating 4D-printed structures. In this study, a 10 wt% CNC thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposite was produced through...

...Yufeng Ma, PhD; Zhimin Kou, BSc; Xiang Geng, MSc; Xuanang Gong, BSc; Juqing Cui, PhD; Puyou Jia, PhD; Chengguo Liu, PhD; Chunpeng Wang, PhD Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) derived from sustainable cellulose and its derivatives have attracted a great deal of attention, because of their abundance...

.... 1 Among all of these products, cotton plays a vital role as a textile used for hundreds of years due to its softness and absorbency, which is enabled by hydroxyl groups in the cellulose molecule. These groups are highly reactive, generating derivates with useful properties. 2 , 3 Despite its many...

...Raquel Arévalo; Nattakan Soykeabkaew; Ton Peijs In this work, the feasibility of producing low-cost, recyclable and biodegradable binderless all-cellulose fibreboards was demonstrated through the successful manufacturing of self-binding composites based on recycled paper and kraft fibres. These all...

... associated with organic material content and residue was determined using the Universal Analysis 2000 TA software. (corresponding author: ppinegag@unal.edu.co) 21 06 2017 08 01 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 cellulose electron microscopy material...

... are directing the development of the next generation of biocomposite materials and products. Herein, the authors use the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl) as a green solvent for the synthesis of biodegradable, biocomposite materials from cellulose (microcrystalline cellulose (MCC...

...Jaeyong Shin, MSc; Sasan Nouranian, PhD; Esteban E Ureña-Benavides, PhD; Adam E Smith, PhD Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have emerged as promising green nanofillers; however, their hydrophilic nature impedes an adequate dispersion of CNCs in hydrophobic matrices. Herein, a solvent-free fabrication...

... obtained from bamboo culms, microfibers were produced by organosolv pulping, and nanofibrillated cellulose was obtained by a grinding process. The results showed that after pulping of macrofibers, the crystallinity index increased by 16% and the amount of lignin, hemicellulose and extractives decreased...

...Chelsea S. Davis; Danielle L. Grolman; Alamgir Karim; Jeffrey W. Gilman Cellulose nanomaterials (CNM) have the potential to become predominant nanoparticles utilized in materials engineering fields ranging from flexible electronic supports and tissue scaffolds to nanocomposite reinforcement...

...Congwang Ye, MS; Lauren Kennedy; Kathryn Shirk, PhD; Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa, PhD; Jeffrey Youngblood, PhD; Carlos J. Martinez, PhD Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) suspensions were processed for the first time in microcapillary microfluidic devices with the goal of fabricating CNC-loaded...

...Silvana Mueller; Christoph Weder; E. Johan Foster Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) aerogels are attractive low-density materials, although the brittleness and/or water dispersibility can limit the usefulness of these materials. The authors report here the preparation of water-insoluble aerogels made...

...Per A. Larsson, PhD; Torbjörn Pettersson, PhD; Lars Wågberg, PhD It is highly desirable to replace gas barriers of aluminium and non-renewable plastics in order to lower our ecological footprint. One interesting candidate is films made from cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), which after cross-linking...

... undertaken to compare the performance of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) with fumed silica in styrene/acrylic latex coatings. NCC has emerged as a promising candidate for the reinforcement of polymeric materials because of its impressive mechanical properties and renewable nature. However, a better...

...-oxidised cellulose nanocrystals (TEMPO-CNCs) is proposed. Sodium borohydride was used to reduce precursor Ag ions and the effect of carboxyl surface density of TEMPO-CNCs on the rate of nucleation and resultant size distribution of AgNPs was investigated. The rate of NP nucleation was inversely related...

...Blake R. Teipel, BS; Jaime Grunlan, PhD The role of a stabiliser in the stiffening and strengthening of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) filled epoxy was studied. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), a cationic surfactant, and Boehmite (Boe) nanoclay were mixed with CNCs in water during processing...