A review on chitosan-cellulose blends and nanocellulose reinforced chitosan biocomposites: Properties and their applications

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 216-226

  Abdul Khalil, H P S ^a,b   Saurabh, Chaturbhuj K ^a   Adnan, A S ^c   Nurul Fazita, M R ^a   Syakir, M I ^a   Davoudpour, Y ^a   Rafatullah, M ^a   Abdullah, C K ^a   Haafiz, M K M ^a   Dungani, R ^d  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^d BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Blends; Cellulose nanofibers; Cellulose nanowhiskers; Chitosan; Composites; Polyelectrolyte complex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COMPOSITE FILMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWHISKERS; NATURAL POLYMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; REINFORCEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE FILM; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; CELLULOSE NANOWHISKERS; CELLULOSIC FIBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; PREPARATION PROCEDURES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL;

CHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; NANOFIBERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84971330324     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.05.028     Document Type: Review

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