A comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Lignocellulose biomass bioconversion during composting: Mechanism of action of lignocellulase, pretreatment methods and future perspectives

D Wu, Z Wei, TA Mohamed, G Zheng, F Qu, F Wang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Composting is a biodegradation and transformation process that converts lignocellulosic
biomass into value-added products, such as humic substances (HSs). However, the …

Micro and nanocrystalline cellulose derivatives of lignocellulosic biomass: A review on synthesis, applications and advancements

D Haldar, MK Purkait - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The present review article is focused on the progress in different aspects of synthesis,
modification and advanced applications of both of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and …

Microcrystalline cellulose from Posidonia oceanica brown algae: Extraction and characterization

AF Tarchoun, D Trache, TM Klapötke - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Posidonia oceanica brown algae (POBA) represent an abundant and renewable biomass in
Algerian seas. In the present study, the POBA were chemically treated through …

Ecofriendly isolation and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from giant reed using various acidic media

AF Tarchoun, D Trache, TM Klapötke, M Derradji… - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
This work reports the isolation of cellulose from giant reed through an ecofriendly multistep
procedure including alkali treatment and totally chlorine free delignification, followed by acid …

Microcrystalline cellulose for active food packaging applications: A review

SP Bangar, OJ Esua, C Nickhil… - Food Packaging and Shelf …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food products containing high moisture content are perishable and prone to spoilage, even
under refrigerated conditions. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)-based active films are …

Nanocellulose and microcrystalline cellulose from agricultural waste: Review on isolation and application as reinforcement in polymeric matrices

S Ventura-Cruz, A Tecante - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the growing need for materials that can function as efficient reinforcing components
to develop composite polymeric matrices, the characteristics of nanocellulose and …

Isolation and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from roselle fibers

LK Kian, M Jawaid, H Ariffin, OY Alothman - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from roselle fiber through acid
hydrolysis treatment and its properties were compared with those of commercially available …

Isolation and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from date seeds (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

NY Abu-Thabit, AA Judeh, AS Hakeem… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article reports the isolation and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from date
seeds of the date palm tree. The raw ground date seeds (RG-DS) are composed of cellulose …

Improving the properties of corn starch films for application as packaging material via reinforcement with microcrystalline cellulose synthesized from elephant grass

B Debnath, P Duarah, D Haldar, MK Purkait - Food Packaging and Shelf …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the development of biodegradable packaging materials from natural renewable
sources has attained great attraction in the research field to mitigate environmental …