Separation of sulphuric acid from an acid suspension of cellulose nanocrystals by manual shaking

Journal of Nano Research

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-72

  Liew, Soon Yee ^a   Thielemans, Wim ^a,b   Hewakandamby, Buddhika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

acid recovery; Cellulose nanocrystals; flocculation; nanoparticle separation; sulphuric acid

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; RECOVERY; SEPARATION; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID HYDROLYSIS; ACID RECOVERY; ACID SOLUTIONS; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; TOTAL ACIDS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACIDOLYSIS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CONCENTRATION; DISPERSIONS; SEPARATION; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84954039986     PISSN: 16625250     EISSN: 16619897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.38.58     Document Type: Article

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