Production routes to tailor the performance of cellulose nanocrystals

OM Vanderfleet, ED Cranston - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are bio-based, high aspect ratio nanoparticles that are
industrially produced in tonne-per-day quantities across the globe. CNCs can be used to …

Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications

B Frka-Petesic, TG Parton, C Honorato-Rios… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Renewable cellulosic nanocomposites for food packaging to avoid fossil fuel plastic pollution: a review

U Qasim, AI Osman, AH Al-Muhtaseb, C Farrell… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The extensive use of petroleum-based synthetic and non-biodegradable materials for
packaging applications has caused severe environmental damage. The rising demand for …

Recent trends and applications of cellulose nanocrystals in food industry

R Mu, X Hong, Y Ni, Y Li, J Pang, Q Wang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The development of nanomaterials with edible and biodegradable properties is
now an urgent need of food science and technology. The application of nanomaterials in the …

Cellulose nanomaterials: New generation materials for solving global issues

TC Mokhena, MJ John - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
This review describes the recent advances in the production and application of cellulose
nanomaterials. Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs), especially cellulose nanocrystals and …

Microcrystalline cellulose from Posidonia oceanica brown algae: Extraction and characterization

AF Tarchoun, D Trache, TM Klapötke - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Posidonia oceanica brown algae (POBA) represent an abundant and renewable biomass in
Algerian seas. In the present study, the POBA were chemically treated through …

Ultrastrong, thermally stable, and food‐safe seaweed‐based structural material for tableware

DH Li, ZM Han, Q He, KP Yang, WB Sun… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Widely used disposable plastic tableware is usually buried or directly discharged into the
natural environment after using, which poses potential threats to the natural environment …

Isolation and characterisation of microcrystalline cellulose and cellulose nanocrystals from coffee husk and comparative study with rice husk

S Collazo-Bigliardi, R Ortega-Toro, AC Boix - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Cellulosic material from coffee husk has not been previously studied despite being a
potential source of reinforcing agents for different applications. This material has been …

Mechanical properties of cellulose nanofibril papers and their bionanocomposites: A review

TC Mokhena, ER Sadiku, MJ Mochane, SS Ray… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofibril (CNF) paper has various applications due to its unique advantages.
Herein, we present the intrinsic mechanical properties of CNF papers, along with the …

Sustainable biorefinery approaches towards circular economy for conversion of biowaste to value added materials and future perspectives

Y Duan, A Tarafdar, V Kumar, P Ganeshan… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
With the huge energy demand inevitably exacerbates the non-renewable resources
depletion and ecological-social challenges, renewable energy has become a crucial …