Production of nanocellulose fibers from pinecone biomass: Evaluation and optimization of chemical and mechanical treatment conditions on mechanical properties of nanocellulose films

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 83, Issue , 2016, Pages 746-754

  Rambabu, N ^a   Panthapulakkal, S ^b   Sain, M ^b,c   Dalai, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bionanocomposites; Chemical pretreatment; Forest residue; Nanocellulose; Pinecone

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FILM PREPARATION; GRINDING (MACHINING); NANOFIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; NANOCELLULOSE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

BIONANOCOMPOSITES; CHEMICAL PRE-TREATMENT; FOREST RESIDUE; NANO-CELLULOSE; PINECONE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; MECHANICAL TREATMENTS; TREATMENT CONDITIONS;

CELLULOSE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CELLULOSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PHYTOMASS; PLANT RESIDUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE FIBERS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; CRYSTALLINITY; LOGGING RESIDUES; PINUS BANKSIANA;

PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 84951793622     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.11.083     Document Type: Article

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