Complete dissolution and partial delignification of wood in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate

N Sun, M Rahman, Y Qin, ML Maxim, H Rodríguez… - Green …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Both softwood (southern yellow pine) and hardwood (red oak) can be completely dissolved
in the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([C2mim] OAc) after mild grinding …

Applications of nanocellulosic products in food: Manufacturing processes, structural features and multifaceted functionalities

Z Li, Y Zhang, S Anankanbil, Z Guo - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on earth, increasingly subjected to
the production of specialty materials for uses in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors …

Homogeneous isolation of nanocellulose from sugarcane bagasse by high pressure homogenization

J Li, X Wei, Q Wang, J Chen, G Chang, L Kong… - Carbohydrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose from sugarcane bagasse was isolated by high pressure homogenization in a
homogeneous media. Pretreatment with an ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium …

Bacterial Cellulose from Simple and Low Cost Production Media by Gluconacetobacter xylinus

A Vazquez, ML Foresti, P Cerrutti… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2013 - Springer
Bacterial cellulose pellicles were produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus using non
conventional low-cost carbon sources, such as glycerol remaining from biodiesel production …

Crystal transition from cellulose I to cellulose II in NaOH treated Agave americana L. fibre

A El Oudiani, Y Chaabouni, S Msahli, F Sakli - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
This study investigates the cellulose polymorphic transformation of Agave americana L. fibre
during alkali processing at different NaOH concentrations. X-ray diffraction was used. The …

On the polymorphic and morphological changes of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC-I) upon mercerization and conversion to CNC-II

E **, J Guo, F Yang, Y Zhu, J Song, Y **… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymorphic and morphological transformations of cellulosic materials are strongly
associated to their properties and applications, especially in the case of emerging …

Rhodosporidium toruloides: a new platform organism for conversion of lignocellulose into terpene biofuels and bioproducts

J Yaegashi, J Kirby, M Ito, J Sun, T Dutta… - Biotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
Background Economical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and bioproducts
is central to the establishment of a robust bioeconomy. This requires a conversion host that …

Investigation into the structural, morphological, mechanical and thermal behaviour of bacterial cellulose after a two-step purification process

S Gea, CT Reynolds, N Roohpour, B Wirjosentono… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural hydrogel, which is produced by Acetobacter xylinum
(recently renamed Gluconacetobacter xylinum) in culture and constitutes of a three …

Comparative properties of cellulose nano-crystals from native and mercerized cotton fibers

Y Yue, C Zhou, AD French, G **a, G Han, Q Wang… - Cellulose, 2012 - Springer
Stable aqueous suspensions of cellulose nano-crystals (CNCs) were fabricated from both
native and mercerized cotton fibers by sulfuric acid hydrolysis, followed by high-pressure …

Textile recognition and sorting for recycling at an automated line using near infrared spectroscopy

K Cura, N Rintala, T Kamppuri, E Saarimäki, P Heikkilä - Recycling, 2021 - mdpi.com
In order to add value to recycled textile material and to guarantee that the input material for
recycling processes is of adequate quality, it is essential to be able to accurately recognise …