Processing of wood-based microfibrillated cellulose and nanofibrillated cellulose, and applications relating to papermaking: a review

Cellulose

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 93-123

  Osong, Sinke H ^a   Norgren, Sven ^a   Engstrand, Per ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Microfibrillated cellulose; Nanocellulose; Nanofibrillated cellulose; Paper, films, coating

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; FORESTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PAPERMAKING; SAWMILLS;

CURRENT SITUATION; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (MFC); NANO-CELLULOSE; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (NFC);

WOOD;

EID: 84955714542     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-015-0798-5     Document Type: Review

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