Insight into thermal stability of cellulose nanocrystals from new hydrolysis methods with acid blends

Cellulose

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 507-528

  Vanderfleet, Oriana M ^a   Reid, Michael S ^b   Bras, Julien ^c   Heux, Laurent ^c   Godoy Vargas, Jazmin ^d   Panga, Mohan K R ^d   Cranston, Emily D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Cellulose nanocrystals; Degree of polymerization; Nanocellulose; Phosphoric acid; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHARGE DENSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; NANOCELLULOSE; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYMERIZATION; SODIUM; STABILITY; SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACID HYDROLYSIS; ACID-CATALYZED DEGRADATION; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION; LIQUID FORMULATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SULFURIC ACID HYDROLYSIS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; GRAVIMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85058103428     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: 1572882X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-018-2175-7     Document Type: Article

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