Recent advances in regenerated cellulose materials

S Wang, A Lu, L Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The dual threats of the depletion of nonrenewable energy and environmental pollution
caused by petroleum-based polymers motivate utilization of naturally occurring polymers to …

Carboxymethyl cellulose-based oral delivery systems

S Javanbakht, A Shaabani - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
For administration of therapeutic agents, the oral route is favored since it is comfortable to
patients and also requires a reduced cost. Recently, a considerable amount of work has …

Efficient valorization of biomass to biofuels with bifunctional solid catalytic materials

H Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr, S Yang - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids and their mixed cosolvents: A review

C Verma, A Mishra, S Chauhan, P Verma… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Because of increasing environmental awareness and over-extrapolation of non-renewable
materials, the application and processing of carbohydrate polymers (polysaccharides) have …

Modification and application of polysaccharide from traditional Chinese medicine such as Dendrobium officinale

S Huang, F Chen, H Cheng, G Huang - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides have various biological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-tumor, antiviral,
anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-radiation, hypoglycemic and lipid lowering, immune …

Recent progress on cellulose‐based ionic compounds for biomaterials

Y Yang, YT Lu, K Zeng, T Heinze, T Groth… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Glycans play important roles in all major kingdoms of organisms, such as archea, bacteria,
fungi, plants, and animals. Cellulose, the most abundant polysaccharide on the Earth, plays …

Solid acid mediated hydrolysis of biomass for producing biofuels

F Guo, Z Fang, CC Xu, RL Smith Jr - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2012 - Elsevier
Solid acid catalysts, which have favorable characteristics such as efficient activity, high
selectivity, long catalyst life and ease in recovery and reuse, have great potential for …

Twenty-five years of cellulose chemistry: Innovations in the dissolution of the biopolymer and its transformation into esters and ethers

M Kostag, M Gericke, T Heinze, OA El Seoud - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
The anniversary of the journal “Cellulose” is an opportunity to review innovations that were
introduced during the past 25 years. Of these, from our perspective, the development of …

Biocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals derived from potato peel waste

D Chen, D Lawton, MR Thompson, Q Liu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of cellulose nanocrystals derived from potato peel
waste as a reinforcement and vapor barrier additive. The nanocrystals were derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and characterization of biocomposite from modified α-cellulose of Agave cantala leaf fiber by graft copolymerization with 2‑hydroxy ethyl …

MM Rahman, MM Islam, M Maniruzzaman - … Polymer Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study a prominent technique namely grafting of 2‑hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (known
as HEMA) monomer onto modified bleached Agave cantala leaf fibers (ACLF) to fabricate …