Cellulose is the most abundant renewable resource in nature, it has various industrial
applications due to its promising properties. Retama raetam is a wild plant belonging to the …

Citrullus colocynthis is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, cultivated
in the Mediterranean basin and tropical countries as a traditional medicinal plant. In this …

This work presents a new way to prepare and isolate nanometric cellulose fibrils as
extracted from Citrullus Colocynthis (Cc) seeds. The nanofibrils were then characterized …

Cellulose nanowhiskers (NWC) have several applications, but its achievement, when held
by hydrolysis with strong acids, presents some undesirable aspects as their corrosivity …

The effects of chemical treatment sequences on the chemical, physical, and mainly the
thermal properties of Imperata Brasiliensis grass in the process used to obtain cellulose …

In this study, cellulose whiskers were extracted from an agricultural plant waste, Areca Nut
Leaf Sheath, by employing a sulfuric acid hydrolysis method. The effect of hydrolysis time …

Cellulose fibers are used in polymeric matrices due to their thermal and mechanical
capabilities. These biopolymers can be isolated from different natural sources. In this study …

Palm empty bunches (PEB) are biomass used in cellulose isolation. The effect of adding 5%
sodium sulfite (Na 2 SO 3) ionic solution on the alkali-bleaching treatment using 17.5 …

Atualmente a preocupação com o acúmulo de resíduos poliméricos a base de petróleo vem
crescendo devido a sua ampla utilização e baixo custo de fabricação com o pesar de que …

There is a growing interest for biobased materials and molecules, in particular for the
identification of new sources of natural polymers (ex lignocellulosic materials) from plants [1] …