A comprehensive review on cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibers: Pretreatment, preparation, and characterization

KJ Nagarajan, NR Ramanujam, MR Sanjay… - Polymer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Crafting ecological materials from green resources is posing a significant challenge for the
researchers and scientists around the globe and has resulted in the development of …

Micro-/nano-carboxymethyl cellulose as a promising biopolymer with prospects in the agriculture sector: a review

R Saberi Riseh, M Gholizadeh Vazvani… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increase in the population rate has increased the demand for safe and quality food
products. However, the current agricultural system faces many challenges in producing …

Bio-inspired and biomaterials-based hybrid photocatalysts for environmental detoxification: A review

A Kumar, G Sharma, M Naushad, H Ala'a… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
New materials tend to revolutionize scientific community and human race on a larger level.
Scientists worldwide have not just been working on some wondrous materials with superior …

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 …

A critical review on sustainable cellulose materials and its multifaceted applications

T Kamalesh, PS Kumar, RV Hemavathy… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for environmentally friendly and renewable materials has increased in recent
years. As a result, researchers are focusing on natural biopolymers, which are abundant in …

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 …

Methods for extraction of nanocellulose from various sources

H Kargarzadeh, M Ioelovich, I Ahmad… - … of nanocellulose and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter describes the chemistry and structure of cellulose fibers and the existing
extraction methods for various kinds of nanocellulose (NC), such as cellulose nanofibrils …

A review on reinforcements and additives in starch-based composites for food packaging

PF Muñoz-Gimena, V Oliver-Cuenca, L Peponi… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The research of starch as a matrix material for manufacturing biodegradable films has been
gaining popularity in recent years, indicating its potential and possible limitations. To …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose: A mini-review on types and use in drug delivery systems

N Raghav, MR Sharma, JF Kennedy - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of effective drug delivery systems by the exploitation of biocompatible,
inert nanomaterials has become the thrust areas of research in medicinal chemistry. Out of …

Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from Cucumis sativus peels

NS Prasanna, J Mitra - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) peels waste being a potential cellulosic sources, were used for
extracting cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and characterized in the present study. Firstly, the …