Cellulose nanocrystals : an emerging nanocellulose for numerous chemical processes / Vimal Katiyar and Prodyut Dhar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katiyar, Vimal, author.

Dhar, Prodyut, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cellulose--Synthesis.

Cellulose.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Summary:

Cellulose nanocrystals are being used more frequently as processing and nanofabrication techniques have advanced considerably. Cellulose Nanocrystals includes topics including Extraction and Fabrication Methodologies, Scale-Up Strategies and Life Cycle Assessment, Surface Modification Strategies, Nanocomposites, and Characterization and Testing Protocols. This book will appeal to physical, chemical and biological scientists as well as engineers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of contributors

1. Nanocellulose: an introduction

2. Nanocellulose: extraction and fabrication methodologies

3. Benchmarking nanocellulose production: scale-up strategies and life-cycle assessment

4. Nanocellulose: surface modification strategies

5. Processing techniques for nanocellulosebased value-added products

6. Nanocellulose for food packaging applications

7. Nanocellulose for biomedical applications

8. Nanocellulose-based composites for applications as catalysts and pollutant remediation

9. Nanocellulose: material development, characterization, and testing protocols

Index

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (DeGruyter, viewed November 15, 2022).

Includes index.

ISBN:

9783110648010

3110648016

9783110644623

3110644622

OCLC:

1202475654