Hemicellulose: Structure, chemical modification, and application

J Rao, Z Lv, G Chen, F Peng - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose has been extensively researched over the past decades in response to the
growing global significance of renewable resources and environment-friendly materials …

Advances in cellulose ester performance and application

KJ Edgar, CM Buchanan, JS Debenham… - Progress in polymer …, 2001 - Elsevier
In this review, we examine those areas of cellulose ester application in which there has
been the greatest recent activity, and we choose to define the word 'recent'to include roughly …

Functional cellulose beads: preparation, characterization, and applications

M Gericke, J Trygg, P Fardim - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The preparation of cellulose-based materials is an area of increasing interest for scientists
working in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, and many other related areas …

Unconventional methods in cellulose functionalization

T Heinze, T Liebert - Progress in polymer science, 2001 - Elsevier
This review paper gives an overview of synthesis paths recently studied for the preparation
of unconventional, ie not commercially produced, cellulose derivatives with alternative …

The preparation and characterisation of a series of chemically modified potato starches

JM Fang, PA Fowler, J Tomkinson, CAS Hill - Carbohydrate polymers, 2002 - Elsevier
A range of substituted starches has been prepared at moderate temperature (≤ 90° C) from
gelatinised potato starch by treatment in lithium chloride/N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) …

Review of cellulose non-derivatizing solvent interactions with emphasis on activity in inorganic molten salt hydrates

S Sen, JD Martin, DS Argyropoulos - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2013 - ACS Publications
During cellulose dissolution in non-derivatizing solvents, the inter-and intramolecular
hydrogen bonds of the polymer are deconstructed. This occurs either by hydrogen bond …

Regioselective esterification and etherification of cellulose: a review

SC Fox, B Li, D Xu, KJ Edgar - Biomacromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Deep understanding of the structure–property relationships of polysaccharide derivatives
depends on the ability to control the position of the substituents around the monosaccharide …

Chemical modification of polysaccharides

I Cumpstey - International scholarly research notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This review covers methods for modifying the structures of polysaccharides. The introduction
of hydrophobic, acidic, basic, or other functionality into polysaccharide structures can alter …

Polysaccharide based bionanocomposites, properties and applications: A review

R Zafar, KM Zia, S Tabasum, F Jabeen… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bio-nanocomposites, composed of biopolymers and inorganic solids, show dimensions in
the nanometer range (1–100 nm) which can be widely used in variety of areas owing to …

Twenty-five years of cellulose chemistry: Innovations in the dissolution of the biopolymer and its transformation into esters and ethers

M Kostag, M Gericke, T Heinze, OA El Seoud - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
The anniversary of the journal “Cellulose” is an opportunity to review innovations that were
introduced during the past 25 years. Of these, from our perspective, the development of …