Individualization of cellulose nanofibers from wood using high-intensity ultrasonication combined with chemical pretreatments

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1804-1811

  Chen, Wenshuai ^a   Yu, Haipeng ^a   Liu, Yixing ^a   Chen, Peng ^a   Zhang, Mingxin ^a   Hai, Yunfei ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofibers; Chemical treatment; Microstructure; Ultrasonic treatment; Wood

Indexed keywords

BIONANOCOMPOSITES; CELLULOSE FIBER; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; CHEMICAL PRETREATMENTS; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FILTRATION MEDIA; FTIR; OUTPUT POWER; SEM IMAGE; TEM; TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLD; ULTRA-SONICATION; ULTRASONIC TREATMENT; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS; WOOD FIBER; XRD;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; LIGNIN; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

NANOFIBERS;

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; DEGRADATION; LIGNINS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 78650519922     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.10.040     Document Type: Article

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