The need of natural fiber-reinforced composites is increasing at very fast rate because of
their ecofriendly production, decomposition, high specific strength, abundance, good …

Embrittlement threatens the useful lifetime of books, maps, manuscripts, and works of art on
paper during storage, circulation, and display in libraries, museums, and archives. Past …

Thermal modification of wood causes chemical changes that significantly affect the physical,
mechanical and biological properties of wood; thus, it is essential to investigate these …

Although perfectly diagnosed in terms of the occurrence of physical changes, the
hornification phenomenon, in its origin, has frequently been associated with the formation of …

Both reversible and irreversible changes take place as cellulosic fibers are manufactured
into paper products one or more times. This review considers both physical and chemical …

Drying-induced hornification is an inevitable phenomenon of cellulosic fibers, which is used
to describe internal aggregation structure changes of cellulosic fibers upon drying or water …

The structure of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) made by mild acid hydrolysis from cotton
linter, flax fibres and sulphite or kraft cooked wood pulp was studied and compared with the …

The fundamental understanding concerning cellulose-cellulose interactions under wet and
dry conditions remains unclear. This is especially true regarding the drying-induced …

With the increasing demand for environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional plastic
packaging, the development of sustainable cellulosic-based materials has become a …

Cellulosic pulp has been processed into insulation paper since the earliest days of electrical
engineering. This polymer synthetized by nature has proved to be competitive to man-made …