Preparation and characterization of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals via a sustainable approach of FeCl3-catalyzed formic acid hydrolysis

Cellulose

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2389-2407

  Du, Haishun ^a,b   Liu, Chao ^b   Mu, Xindong ^b   Gong, Wenbo ^c   Lv, Dong ^b   Hong, Yimei ^a   Si, Chuanling ^a   Li, Bin ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cationic modification; Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); FeCl3 catalysis; Formic acid hydrolysis; Renewable resources

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; FORMIC ACID; KRAFT PULP; NANOCRYSTALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACID HYDROLYSIS; BLEACHED EUCALYPTUS KRAFTS; CATIONIC MODIFICATION; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SULFURIC ACID HYDROLYSIS;

HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 84973160171     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-016-0963-5     Document Type: Article

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