Commercialization of Cellulose Nanocrystal (NCC™) Production: A Business Case Focusing on the Importance of Proactive EHS Management

Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety: Risks, Regulation, and Management: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 225-246

  O'Connor, Brian ^a   Berry, Richard ^b   Goguen, Rene ^b  

^a FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^b CelluForce   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; NCC ; OECD; STEM; TLV TWA

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; FORESTRY; HYDROGEN BONDS; KRAFT PULP; MACROS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; NATURAL FIBERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS); TEXTILE FIBERS;

BLEACHED KRAFT PULPS; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; INTRA-MOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OECD; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; TLV-TWA;

CELLULOSE;

EID: 84923083922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-3188-6.00010-4     Document Type: Chapter

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