The surface and in-depth modification of cellulose fibers

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 271, Issue , 2013, Pages 169-206

  Gandini, Alessandro ^a   Belgacem, Mohamed Naceur ^a  

^a INP Grenoble EFPG   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs); In depth modification of cellulose; Lignocellulosic fibers; Nano and microfibrillated cellulose; Surface modification of cellulose

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959351870     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12_2015_305     Document Type: Article

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