Extraction of nano cellulose fibers from the banana peel and bract for production of acetyl and lauroyl cellulose

K Harini, K Ramya, M Sukumar - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
The principal aim of the present study is to develop a method for the production of cellulose
nanofibers, from the banana peel (BP) and bract (BB). It is also the aim of this study to …

FTIR, XRD and DSC studies of nanochitosan, cellulose acetate and polyethylene glycol blend ultrafiltration membranes

PA Vinodhini, K Sangeetha, G Thandapani… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work, a series of novel nanochitosan/cellulose acetate/polyethylene glycol
(NCS/CA/PEG) blend flat sheet membranes were fabricated in different ratios (1: 1: 1, 1: 1: 2 …

Collagen/cellulose nanofiber hydrogel scaffold: physical, mechanical and cell biocompatibility properties

S Lohrasbi, E Mirzaei, A Karimizade, S Takallu… - Cellulose, 2020 - Springer
Collagen hydrogel applications in tissue engineering are limited due to its weak physical
and mechanical properties, eg loss of water, destruction in the biological medium, weak …

Antimicrobial Cellulose Nanocomposite Films with In Situ Generations of Bimetallic (Ag and Cu) Nanoparticles Using Vitex negundo Leaves Extract

G Mamatha, P Sowmya, D Madhuri… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2021 - Springer
Antimicrobial cellulose nanocomposite films with in situ synthesized bimetallic nanoparticles
were developed by a three-step process. These antimicrobial cellulose nanocomposite films …

Hydrophilic and Insoluble Electrospun Cellulose Acetate Fiber-Based Biosensing Platform for 25-Hydroxy Vitamin-D3 Detection

D Chauhan, PR Solanki - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
The present work describes the fabrication of a simple, low-cost, eco-friendly, and
disposable conducting paper substrate (RCP) decorated with electrospun cellulose acetate …

One-step activation and surface fatty acylation of cellulose fibers in a solvent-free condition

L Huang, Q Wu, Q Wang, M Wolcott - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fatty acid cellulose esters with excellent water repellency and improved processability have
gained a lot of attention in varied applications. In this study, a “green” synthetic route …

Effect of cellulose acetate/cellulose triacetate ratio on reverse osmosis blend membrane performance

Y Elkony, ES Mansour, A Elhusseiny… - … Engineering & Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Surface functionalization and modification including the grafting process are effective
approaches to improve and enhance the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane performance …

Moderate surface acetylation of nanofibrillated cellulose for the improvement of paper strength and barrier properties

M Mashkour, E Afra, H Resalati, M Mashkour - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This study evaluated the effect of using acetylated nanofibrillated cellulose (ANFC) and
acetylated pulp (AP) fibers to modify strength and barrier properties of paper. Nanofibrillated …

Synthesis of cellulose triacetate-I from microfibrillated date seeds cellulose (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

A Nabili, A Fattoum, MC Brochier-Salon, J Bras… - Iranian Polymer …, 2017 - Springer
Cellulose triacetate (CTA) has successfully been synthesized from microfibrillated date
seeds cellulose. The cellulosic material under study constituted 84.9% amorphous phase …

Cellulose acylation in homogeneous and heterogeneous media: Optimization of reactions conditions

BVM Rodrigues, RT Polez, OA El Seoud… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dependence of the DS on the acid anhydride/anhydroglucose unit ((RCO) 2 O/AGU)
molar ratio was correlated using second-order polynomials. The regression coefficients of …