Microfibrillated cellulose and new nanocomposite materials: A review

Cellulose

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-494

  Siró, István ^a   Plackett, David ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Microfibrillated cellulose; Nanocellulose; Nanocomposites; Nanofibrils

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; NANOCELLULOSE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; PULP MATERIALS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); TEXTILE FIBERS;

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; BIO-NANOCOMPOSITE; FIBER PRE-TREATMENT; HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; MECHANICAL SEPARATION; NANO-FIBRILS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; ENZYMES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PAPER INDUSTRY; RESEARCH; TEXTILE FIBERS; WATER REPELLENCE;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CELLULOSIC FIBER; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FABRICATION; FIBER PROPERTY; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; MICROFIBER; NANOCOMPOSITE; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

EID: 77952422914     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-010-9405-y     Document Type: Review

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