Chemistry, structures, and advanced applications of nanocomposites from biorenewable resources

B Ates, S Koytepe, A Ulu, C Gurses… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Researchers have recently focused on the advancement of new materials from
biorenewable and sustainable sources because of great concerns about the environment …

Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization

AK Rana, E Frollini, VK Thakur - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted great interest from researchers from academic
and industrial areas because of their interesting structural features and unique …

Polymer matrix-natural fiber composites: An overview

TG Yashas Gowda, MR Sanjay… - Cogent …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The study of polymer matrix composites had become an important topic for academic and
industrial research. The current thrust for materials which are environmental friendly and …

From wood and hemp biomass wastes to sustainable nanocellulose foams

S Beluns, S Gaidukovs, O Platnieks… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transition to the circular economy requires the implementation of recycling and reuse routes
for waste products. This research addresses one of the leading emerging areas, ie, the …

Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently natural cellulose fibers from different biorenewable resources have attracted the
considerable attraction of research community all around the globe owing to their unique …

Raw natural fiber–based polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur, RK Gupta - International Journal of Polymer …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The effective utilization of raw natural fibers as indispensable component in polymers for
developing novel low-cost eco-friendly composites with properties such as acceptable …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural wastes: a practical and potential source for the isolation and preparation of cellulose and application in agriculture and different industries

RS Riseh, MG Vazvani, M Hassanisaadi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose is an organic compound belonging to polysaccharides. This biopolymer is made
of glucose subunits. This compound plays an essential role in the structure and strength of …

Enzymatic engineering of nanometric cellulose for sustainable polypropylene nanocomposites

D Zielińska, T Rydzkowski, VK Thakur… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the influence of enzymatic modification on the properties of nanocellulose
reinforced polypropylene nanocomposites was investigated in detail. Methods such as high …

Surface modification of cellulose using silane coupling agent

MK Thakur, RK Gupta, VK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently there has been a growing interest in substituting traditional synthetic polymers with
natural polymers for different applications. However, natural polymers such as cellulose …

Study of effect of fibre volume and dimension on mechanical, thermal, and water absorption behaviour of luffa reinforced epoxy composites

K Anbukarasi, S Kalaiselvam - Materials & Design (1980-2015), 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, the naturally available mat shaped luffa fibres were processed and the
reinforced fibres were made in three different shapes like particles, short fibres, and mat …