Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

The critical roles of water in the processing, structure, and properties of nanocellulose

S Jing, L Wu, AP Siciliano, C Chen, T Li, L Hu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The cellulose industry depends heavily on water owing to the hydrophilic nature of cellulose
fibrils and its potential for sustainable and innovative production methods. The emergence of …

Photoreforming lignocellulosic biomass for hydrogen production: Optimized design of photocatalyst and photocatalytic system

C Shi, F Kang, Y Zhu, M Teng, J Shi, H Qi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using renewable solar energy for clean hydrogen (H 2) fuel production via photocatalysis is
a promising low carbon intensity strategy to address the energy crisis and environmental …

Cellulose biomaterials for tissue engineering

RJ Hickey, AE Pelling - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we highlight the importance of nanostructure of cellulose-based biomaterials
to allow cellular adhesion, the contribution of nanostructure to macroscale mechanical …

Towards a molecular understanding of cellulose dissolution in ionic liquids: Anion/cation effect, synergistic mechanism and physicochemical aspects

Y Li, J Wang, X Liu, S Zhang - Chemical science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose is one of the most abundant bio-renewable materials on the earth and its
conversion to biofuels provides an appealing way to satisfy the increasing global energy …

Understanding the hydrogen bonds in ionic liquids and their roles in properties and reactions

K Dong, S Zhang, J Wang - Chemical communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) have many potential applications in the chemical industry. In order to
understand ILs, their molecular details have been extensively investigated. Intuitively …

Carboxylate ionic liquid solvent systems from 2006 to 2020: thermal properties and application in cellulose processing

A Xu, F Wang - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The sufficient utilization and transformation of cellulose into cellulose derivatives has always
attracted considerable attention due to its renewability, biodegradability, non-toxicity …

Molecular-level driving forces in lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction for bioenergy

L Petridis, JC Smith - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
The plant cell wall biopolymers lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose are potential renewable
sources of clean biofuels and high-value chemicals. However, the complex 3D structure of …

[HTML][HTML] Updates on the pretreatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy production–a review

K Rajendran, E Drielak, V Sudarshan Varma… - Biomass conversion and …, 2018 - Springer
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant renewable energy bioresources available
today. Due to its recalcitrant structure, lignocellulosic feedstocks cannot be directly …

Cation does matter: how cationic structure affects the dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids

B Lu, A Xu, J Wang - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
As a kind of promising solvents, ionic liquids (ILs) have been used to dissolve cellulose and
great progress has been made in recent years. However, the dissolution mechanism …