A Review of Cellulose and Cellulose Blends for Preparation of Bio-derived and Conventional Membranes, Nanostructured Thin Films, and Composites

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 102-163

  Douglass, Eugene F ^a   Avci, Huseyin ^b   Boy, Ramiz ^a   Rojas, Orlando J ^a,c   Kotek, Richard ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cellulose; CNC; films; membranes; NFC

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DISSOLUTION; FILM PREPARATION; FILMS; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NATURAL POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; THIN FILMS; WATER FILTRATION;

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE BLENDS; ELECTRO-GELS; FOLLOW UP; LYOCELLS; NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE; NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILM; SOLVENT BLENDS;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

CELLULOSE; FILM; MEMBRANES;

EID: 85041402145     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2016.1269124     Document Type: Review

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