Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril Films from Bleached Eucalyptus Pulp by Endoglucanase Treatment and Microfluidization

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 551-558

  Wang, Wangxia ^a,b   Sabo, Ronald C ^b   Mozuch, Michael D ^b   Kersten, Phil ^b   Zhu, J Y ^b   Jin, Yongcan ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF); CNF films; Endoglucanase treatment; Eucalyptus pulp; Microfluidization

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CELLULOSE; CLEANING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BLEACHED EUCALYPTUS PULPS; CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS; ENDOGLUCANASE TREATMENTS; EUCALYPTUS PULPS; HYPERTHERMOSTABLE; MICROFLUIDIZATION; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

CELLULOSE; ENZYME; FILM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

ARCHAEA; EUCALYPTUS; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 84945491603     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-015-0726-7     Document Type: Article

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