Cellulose reinforced polymer composites and nanocomposites: a critical review

C Miao, WY Hamad - Cellulose, 2013 - Springer
This review provides a critical assessment of the use of cellulosic materials for reinforcement
in polymer composites. The review focuses on structure–property interrelationships and the …

Carbon fibres from cellulosic precursors: a review

AG Dumanlı, AH Windle - Journal of Materials Science, 2012 - Springer
The focus of this review is primarily on the sequence of structural changes at micro and
molecular level during carbonization of cellulosic fibres. The influence of various operational …

Cellulose crystallinity–a key predictor of the enzymatic hydrolysis rate

M Hall, P Bansal, JH Lee, MJ Realff… - The FEBS …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose encounters various limitations that are both substrate‐
and enzyme‐related. Although the crystallinity of pure cellulosic Avicel plays a major role in …

Structure–process–yield interrelations in nanocrystalline cellulose extraction

WY Hamad, TQ Hu - The Canadian Journal of Chemical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In order to improve the extraction of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) from sulfuric acid
hydrolysis of chemical pulps, we have studied the effect of hydrolysis conditions on the …

The role of pretreatment in the catalytic valorization of cellulose

Y Liao, BO de Beeck, K Thielemans, T Ennaert… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of fossil resources with the concerning climate change has pushed the
development of alternative and sustainable feedstocks for energy, chemicals, and materials …

Biomimetic polysaccharide nanocomposites of high cellulose content and high toughness

AJ Svagan, MAS Azizi Samir, LA Berglund - Biomacromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
Plant cell walls combine mechanical stiffness, strength and toughness despite a highly
hydrated state. Inspired by this, a nanostructured cellulose network is combined with an …

The Young's modulus of a microcrystalline cellulose

SJ Eichhorn, RJ Young - Cellulose, 2001 - Springer
This research is concerned with an investigation into the determination of the
micromechanical properties of particulate form of cellulose; namel microcr stalline cellulose …

Cellulose crystallites

K Fleming, DG Gray, S Matthews - Chemistry–A European …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This article discusses advances in understanding the structural and physicochemical
characteristics of suspensions of cellulose crystallites prepared by acid hydrolysis of natural …

Synthesis, characterization and adsorption properties of microcrystalline cellulose based nanogel for dyes and heavy metals removal

ME El-Naggar, EK Radwan, ST El-Wakeel… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, naturally occurring biopolymers have attracted the attention as potential
adsorbents for the removal of water contaminants. In this work, we present the development …

Cellulose micro/nanocrystals reinforced polyurethane

NE Marcovich, ML Auad, NE Bellesi, SR Nutt… - Journal of materials …, 2006 - Springer
Nano-and micron-sized cellulose crystals were prepared and utilized as reinforcements for
polyurethane composites. The cellulose crystals obtained from microcrystalline cellulose …