Estimation of cellulose nanofibre aspect ratio from measurements of fibre suspension gel point

Cellulose

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1885-1896

  Varanasi, Swambabu ^a   He, Rongliang ^b   Batchelor, Warren ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Cellulose nanofibres; Gel point; Sedimentation; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; CELLULOSE NANOFIBRES; DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; GEL POINT; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; PROCESSING CONDITION; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS;

BALL MILLING; CELLULOSE; FIBERS; NANOFIBERS; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); YIELD STRESS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84881028798     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-9972-9     Document Type: Article

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