The need for pulp and paper has risen significantly due to exponential population growth,
industrialization, and urbanization. Most paper manufacturing industries use wood fibers to …

Uncontrolled waste generation and management difficulties are causing chaos in the
ecosystem. Although it is vital to ease environmental pressures, right now there is no such …

To expand the use of renewable materials, paper products with superior mechanical and
optical properties are needed. Although beating, bleaching, and additives are known to …

The pulp and paper industry growingly paid attention to the recycling and maintenance of
waste paper products. Each paper-making cycle would lead to a sharp drop in the …

The economic benefits of the paper industry made it one of the most important industrial
sectors in the world. This review will focus on the recent development of nanotechnology, in …

Hemicelluloses have been considered as an efficient component to improve the bonding or
strength of fiber networks. The degree of substitution (DS) of cationic hemicelluloses and the …

The development of a bio-based economy requires the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass
in a cost-effective way. The economic viability of lignocellulosic biomass-based industries is …

Hydrothermal processing is an interesting technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic
biomass in biofuels and compounds in terms of a biorefinery. This process is based on the …

Background Xylan has been identified as a physical barrier which limits cellulose
accessibility by covering the outer surface of fibers and interfibrillar space. Therefore …

Xylan is the main hemicellulose of hardwood species and can be produced via hydrolysis
commercially. In this study, xylan was polymerized with [2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] …