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Review of Recent Research into Cellulosic Whiskers, Their Properties and Their Application in Nanocomposite Field
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There are numerous examples where animals or plants synthesize extracellular high-performance skeletal biocomposites consisting of a matrix reinforced by fibrous biopolymers, which occur as whisker-like microfibrils that are biosynthesized and deposited in a continuous fashion.About:
This article is published in Biomacromolecules.The article was published on 2005-01-21. It has received 2114 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cellulose.read more
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Estimation of the surface sulfur content of cellulose nanocrystals prepared by sulfuric acid hydrolysis
TL;DR: In this article, the conditions required for the accurate measurement of the sulfur content of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) by conductometric titration are discussed, and the standard conditions of dialysis, ion exchange, and reproducibility of titration results are explored.
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An overview on properties and applications of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)–PBAT based composites
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Preparation and Characterization of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Chitosan Composite Films Reinforced with Cellulose Nanofiber
TL;DR: In this study microcrystalline cellulose was oxidized by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation and the improved properties due to the reinforcement of TOCNs can be highly beneficial in numerous applications.
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Switchgrass as an energy crop for biofuel production: A review of its ligno-cellulosic chemical properties
Kasi David,Arthur J. Ragauskas +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the chemistry of switchgrass as it pertains to biofuel production including elemental composition, chemical composition, biopolymer constituents and their structure, and the impacts of these chemical constituents on the biological conversion to ethanol and pyrolysis oils are summarized.
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Integrated production of nano-fibrillated cellulose and cellulosic biofuel (ethanol) by enzymatic fractionation of wood fibers
TL;DR: In this article, commercial cellulase enzymes were used to fractionate the less recalcitrant amorphous cellulose from a bleached Kraft eucalyptus pulp, resulting in a highly crystalline and recalcrant cellulose (RC), which is difficult to hydrolyze to sugars but very suitable for producing biobased nanomaterials through mechanical homogenization.
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The effects of shape on the interaction of colloidal particles
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that colloids in general are apt to exhibit considerable deviations from Raoult's law and that crystalline phases retaining a fair proportion of solvent may separate from concentrated solutions.
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Crystal Structure and Hydrogen-Bonding System in Cellulose Iβ from Synchrotron X-ray and Neutron Fiber Diffraction
TL;DR: In this article, the crystal and molecular structure of cellulose Iβ were determined using synchrotron and neutron diffraction data recorded from oriented fibrous samples prepared by aligning cellulose microcrystals from tunicin.
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Cellulose: the structure slowly unravels
TL;DR: A review of the information gathered on cellulose structure over the last few decades can be found in this paper, where the authors attempt to bring together basic and complex information which has been gathered on the structure of native cellulose.
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Polymer Nanocomposites Reinforced by Cellulose Whiskers
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Helicoidal self-ordering of cellulose microfibrils in aqueous suspension.
TL;DR: An in vitro system that attracts by its simplicity, where above a critical concentration the colloidal dispersion separates spontaneously into a chiral nematic liquid crystalline phase and solidifies into regularly twisted fibrillar layers that mimic the structural organization of helicoids in nature.
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