[HTML][HTML] Surface treatment to improve water repellence and compatibility of natural fiber with polymer matrix: Recent advancement

M Mohammed, R Rahman, AM Mohammed, T Adam… - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is in need of more eco-friendly material, therefore numerous efforts have been
made to replace synthetic fibers in fiber-reinforced composites with natural fibers reinforced …

Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)–inorganic hybrid systems: synthesis, properties and applications

MS Islam, L Chen, J Sisler, KC Tam - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), a class of sustainable nanomaterial derived from forest and
agro-biomass can serve as nature's storage for carbon dioxide. It has many attractive …

TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanocrystal (TOCNC) scaffolded nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) for enhanced chromium removal

X Hu, M Song, S Li, Y Chu, W Zhang, Z Deng - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The conventional carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) stabilization hampered available active
sites of adsorption and reduction, due to irregular shape of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) …

Catalytic reaction intensification by a novel cryogenic auxiliary synthesized Fe-PAN membrane

Y Yang, S Tang, H Lin, H Fu, Y Mei… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To solve the contradiction between the stability and activity of the catalytic membrane and
achieve process intensification during the catalytic reaction, a novel porous Fe …

Nanocelluloses affixed nanoscale Zero-valent iron (nZVI) for nickel removal: Synthesis, characterization and mechanisms

M Song, X Hu, T Gu, W Zhang, Z Deng - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Application of nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) for heavy-metal enrichment and
recovery have been hampered by aggregation induced by its high surface energy and …

Nickel nanoparticles-chitosan composite coated cellulose filter paper: an efficient and easily recoverable dip-catalyst for pollutants degradation

T Kamal, SB Khan, AM Asiri - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
In this report, we used cellulose filter paper (FP) as high surface area catalyst supporting
green substrate for the synthesis of nickel (Ni) nanoparticles in thin chitosan (CS) coating …

An efficient and easily retrievable dip catalyst based on silver nanoparticles/chitosan-coated cellulose filter paper

I Ahmad, T Kamal, SB Khan, AM Asiri - Cellulose, 2016 - Springer
Re-use of a catalyst is an important task, which is usually achieved by loading it on easily
separable supports such as magnetic substrates. However, we demonstrate here the …

Benign-by-design nature-inspired nanosystems in biofuels production and catalytic applications

C Xu, M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, M Maham… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural sources display a high potential for the production of sustainable materials because
of their exceptional structural and physical features, nontoxicity, biocompatibility, availability …

Reinforcement of rubber nanocomposite thin sheets by percolation of pristine cellulose nanocrystals

JM Jardin, Z Zhang, G Hu, KC Tam… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on the use of bio-based material rather than fossil fuel-based synthetic polymers
is of considerable value due to the increasing interest in biodegradable and ecofriendly …

Magnetic cellulose nanocrystal based anisotropic polylactic acid nanocomposite films: influence on electrical, magnetic, thermal, and mechanical properties

P Dhar, A Kumar, V Katiyar - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016 - ACS Publications
This paper reports a single-step co-precipitation method for the fabrication of magnetic
cellulose nanocrystals (MGCNCs) with high iron oxide nanoparticle content (∼ 51 wt …