Comparison of polyethylene glycol adsorption to nanocellulose versus fumed silica in water

Cellulose

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 4743-4757

  Reid, Michael S ^a   Marway, Heera S ^a   Moran Hidalgo, Camila ^a   Villalobos, Marco ^b   Cranston, Emily D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CABOT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption phenomena; Cellulose nanocrystals; Fumed silica; Polyethylene glycol; QCM D

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOCRYSTALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SILICA;

ADSORPTION PHENOMENA; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS; FUMED SILICAS; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE WITH DISSIPATION; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

PRODUCED WATER;

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; SILICA; SURFACES;

EID: 85028978391     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-017-1482-8     Document Type: Article

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