Sustainable cellulose and its derivatives for promising biomedical applications

W Cheng, Y Zhu, G Jiang, K Cao, S Zeng… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel biomedical materials provide a new horizon for the diagnosis/treatment of diseases
and tissue repair. Cellulose, mainly found in trees and other biomass, is one of the most …

Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Comparative studies of hydrochars and biochars produced from lignocellulosic biomass via hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction and pyrolysis

B Ercan, K Alper, S Ucar, S Karagoz - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction, and pyrolysis of hornbeam wood
chips were performed. Different runs were conducted at varying temperatures ranging from …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing autophagy in Alzheimer's disease through drug repositioning

M Eshraghi, M Ahmadi, S Afshar, S Lorzadeh… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in
aging of the global population. Unfortunately, drugs for treating AD have been largely …

Nanocellulose‐enabled membranes for water purification: Perspectives

PR Sharma, SK Sharma, T Lindström… - Advanced Sustainable …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane technology remains the most energy‐efficient process for removing contaminants
(micrometer‐size particles to angstrom‐size hydrated ions) from water. However, the current …

Organosolv pretreatment of plant biomass for enhanced enzymatic saccharification

Z Zhang, MD Harrison, DW Rackemann… - Green chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The combination of dwindling petroleum reserves and population growth make the
development of renewable energy and chemical resources more pressing than ever before …

A biorefinery processing perspective: treatment of lignocellulosic materials for the production of value-added products

M FitzPatrick, P Champagne, MF Cunningham… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
In the last decade, there has been increasing research interest in the value of bio-sourced
materials recovered from residual biomass. Research that focuses on the use of extracted …

[HTML][HTML] Milling pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse and straw for enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation

ASA Da Silva, H Inoue, T Endo, S Yano, EPS Bon - Bioresource technology, 2010 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of ball milling (BM) and wet disk milling (WDM) on treating sugarcane
bagasse and straw were compared. Pretreated materials were characterized by wide angle …

Mechanical pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass: towards facile and environmentally sound technologies for biofuels production

A Barakat, C Mayer-Laigle, A Solhy, RAD Arancon… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels represents an interesting and
sustainable alternative to fossil fuel for the near future. However, one still faces some major …

Nanofibrillation of wood pulp using a high-speed blender

K Uetani, H Yano - Biomacromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
We report the successful use of a high-speed blender in nanofibrillating never-dried pulp to
cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) with a uniform diameter of 15− 20 nm. Pulp treated for 30 min in …