A mixed acid methodology to produce thermally stable cellulose nanocrystal at high yield using phosphoric acid

• Main Authors: Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Hosseinmardi, Alireza, Martin, Darren J., Annamalai, Pratheep K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: KeAi Communications Co. 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34653/1/A%20mixed%20acid%20methodology%20to%20produce%20thermally%20stable%20cellulose%20nanocrystal.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34653/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobab.2021.12.002; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobab.2021.12.002

Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) with distinctive shape-morphology, enhanced thermal stability and dispersibility is essential for overcoming the challenges in processing polymer/CNC nanocomposites through melt compounding at elevated temperatures. This study shows a mixed acid hydrolysis method to produ...