Fabrication and characterization of nanofibrillated cellulose and its aerogels from natural pine needles

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 202-209

  Xiao, Shaoliang ^a   Gao, Runan ^a   Lu, Yun ^b   Li, Jian ^a   Sun, Qingfeng ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerogels; Hydrophobica; Nanofibrillated cellulose; Pine needles; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; CELLULOSE; GAS ADSORPTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; NITROGEN; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

CHEMICAL PRETREATMENTS; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; HYDROPHOBICA; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; PINE NEEDLE; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS;

NEEDLES;

CELLULOSE; GEL; NANOFIBER; WATER;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GELS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84918587841     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.11.041     Document Type: Article

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