Hydrophobic cellulose nanopaper through a mild esterification procedure

Cellulose

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 367-382

  Sehaqui, Houssine ^a   Zimmermann, Tanja ^a   Tingaut, Philippe ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofibrils; CNF; Esterification; Hydrophobic; Mechanical properties; Nanopaper

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS; CNF; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHOBIC ALKYL CHAIN; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NANOPAPER; OXYGEN BARRIER PROPERTIES;

ACETONE; ADDITIVES; CELLULOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HOT PRESSING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; NANOFIBERS; WATER FILTRATION;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

ACETONE; ADDITIVES; CELLULOSE FILM; ESTERIFICATION; FILTRATION; HOT PRESSING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; WATER REPELLENCE;

EID: 84893712230     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-0110-5     Document Type: Article

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