Nanocellulose in emulsions and heterogeneous water‐based polymer systems: A review

SA Kedzior, VA Gabriel, MA Dubé… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanocelluloses (ie, bacterial nanocellulose, cellulose nanocrystals, and cellulose
nanofibrils) are cellulose‐based materials with at least one dimension in the nanoscale …

Starch-based rehealable and degradable bioplastic enabled by dynamic imine chemistry

H Zhang, Z Su, X Wang - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The increasingly serious environmental pollution caused by petroleum-based
nondegradable plastics has evoked intense research interest in the development of …

Characteristics of unique HBr-hydrolyzed cellulose nanocrystals from freshwater green algae (Cladophora rupestris) and its reinforcement in starch-based film

MR Sucaldito, DH Camacho - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are promising materials that are readily extracted from plants
and other cellulose-containing organisms. In this study, CNCs were isolated from freshwater …

Comparison of mechanical reinforcement effects of cellulose nanocrystal, cellulose nanofiber, and microfibrillated cellulose in starch composites

G Cheng, M Zhou, YJ Wei, F Cheng… - Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), cellulose nanofiber (CNF), and microfibrillated
cellulose (MFC) are used to reinforce starch to obtain high‐performance starch …

Improved properties of cellulose/antarctic krill protein composite fibers with a multiple cross-linking network

Q Yang, J Guo, Y Liu, F Guan, J Song, X Gong - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022 - Springer
In the present work, novel cellulose (C)/Antarctic krill protein (AKP) composite fibers with a
multiple cross-linking network were prepared using glutaraldehyde (GA) as cross-linking …

Recent improvements in starch films with cellulose and its derivatives–A review

PC Sabapathy, A Parthiban, CK Bhusal, S Singh… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The environmental challenges posed by petroleum-based plastics—such as
resource depletion, pollution, health hazards, and climate change–highlight the urgent need …

The Effect of Drying of Glycerol-Plasticized Starch upon Its Dielectric Relaxation Dynamics and Charge Transport

SX Drakopoulos, Z Špitalský, H Peidayesh… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
Carbohydrate polymers are promising materials for an eco-friendly future due to their
biodegradability and abundance in nature. However, due to their molecular characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Entanglement dynamics in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene as revealed by dielectric spectroscopy

SX Drakopoulos, GC Psarras, G Forte, I Martin-Fabiani… - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
With the help of Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy, it has been possible to study the
molecular dynamics of disentangled Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in a wide …

Thermoplastic Starch Processed under Various Manufacturing Conditions: Thermal and Electrical Properties

SX Drakopoulos, O Vryonis, Z Špitalský… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Eco-friendly materials like carbohydrate-based polymers are important for a sustainable
future. Starch is particularly promising because of its biodegradability and abundance but its …

Dielectric spectroscopy with machine learning integrated approach to analysis the influence of N: P ratio on algae growth modeling for forecasting

S Wang, Y Bingke, Y Zhou, Y Qu, D Zhang, J Chen… - Microchemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The task of monitoring algal biomass is a significant challenge in contemporary
environmental conservation. A novel technique called dielectric spectroscopy with machine …