Extraction of cellulose nanocrystals from agricultural by-products: a review

KT Chaka - Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the latest studies, the reuse, recycle, and recovery of various biomass wastes for high
value-added bioproducts have received significant attention to reduce the environmental …

Tensile and morphological properties of nanocrystalline cellulose and nanofibrillated cellulose reinforced PLA bionanocomposites: A review

NF Zaaba, M Jaafar, H Ismail - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, bionanocomposites have received growing attention in science and industry
due to their renewability, biodegradability and superior mechanical properties …

Synthesis and chemical modification of crystalline nanocellulose to reinforce natural rubber composites

S Singh, GL Dhakar, BP Kapgate… - Polymers for …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Potential of crystalline nanocellulose (CNC), as green reinforcing filler, has been evaluated
for the preparation of natural rubber (NR) composites. CNC is derived from a natural source …

Fabrication of cellulose nanocrystals as potential anticancer drug delivery systems for colorectal cancer treatment

M Yusefi, MLK Soon, SY Teow, EI Monchouguy… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide nanocrystals have great potential to be used as improved drug carriers due
to their low cost, high biodegradability, and biocompatibility. This study reports the synthesis …

5-fluorouracil encapsulated chitosan-cellulose fiber bionanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and in vitro analysis towards colorectal cancer cells

M Yusefi, HY Chan, SY Teow, P Kia, M Lee-Kiun Soon… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cellulose and chitosan with remarkable biocompatibility and sophisticated physiochemical
characteristics can be a new dawn to the advanced drug nano-carriers in cancer treatment …

Enhancing chlorine-free purification routes of rice husk biomass waste to obtain cellulose nanocrystals

E Hafemann, R Battisti, D Bresolin… - Waste and Biomass …, 2020 - Springer
The global interest in sustainable production of chemicals and materials from lignocellulosic
biomass is boosted by the need of replacing fossil derivatives. Cellulose nanocrystals may …

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 …

Optimization of the Obtaining of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Var. Azul Bagasse by Acid Hydrolysis

MA Gallardo-Sánchez, T Diaz-Vidal… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
A multilevel factorial design of 23 with 12 experiments was developed for the preparation of
cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul bagasse, an agro …

Nanocellulose and polycaprolactone nanospun composite membranes and their potential for the removal of pollutants from water

H Palacios Hinestroza, H Urena-Saborio, F Zurita… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
A composite membrane based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF)
with different compositions was prepared using the electro-spinning method, with the …

Thermoplastic Starch Biocomposite Films Reinforced with Nanocellulose from Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul Bagasse

MG Lomelí-Ramírez, B Reyes-Alfaro… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), bleached cellulose nanofibers (bCNFs), and
unbleached cellulose nanofibers (ubCNFs) isolated by acid hydrolysis from Agave tequilana …