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Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Derived Functional Materials-2021

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Guest Editors

Haipeng Yu, Professor, Northeast Forestry University, China.
Dr. Haipeng Yu is a full professor and head of Key laboratory of Wood Science and Engineering of State Forestry Administration, Northeast Forestry University (China). He graduated and received his Ph.D. from Northeast Forestry University. He started as an assistant professor at Northeast Forestry University in 2005, and was promoted to associate professor and professor in 2007 and 2011. His research interests are focused on wood-based renewable materials and composites, nanocellulose and its nanocomposites. Special attention is dedicated to biomass refinery via green solvents & technologies.

Wenshuai Chen, Professor, Northeast Forestry University, China.
Dr. Wenshuai Chen received his BS degree (2008) and PhD degree (2013) in wood science and technology from Northeast Forestry University, China. Now he is a professor at Northeast Forestry University. His research interests include wood physics, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, aerogels, and development of natural nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion as well as water purification.

Zhiqiang Fang, Associate Professor, South China University of Technology, China.
Zhiqiang Fang received his Ph.D. degree from South China University of Technology (SCUT) in Guangzhou, China. As a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland from 2012 to 2013, he worked on transparent paper for flexible electronics. He did his postdoctoral research in materials science and engineering at SCUT. Currently, he is an associate professor in the School of Light Industry Science and Engineering at SCUT. His research interests cover multiscale cellulose materials for flexible electronics, energy storage devices and water treatments. He has published over 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals with total citations of 4200 (google scholar citations). He also serves as a reviewer of several Journals.

Md. Iftekhar Shams, Professor, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Dr. Shams received BSc (Hon’s) in Forestry from Khulna University, Bangladesh. Later he completed his MS and Ph.D in Wood Technology from Kyoto University, Japan under Japanese Government Monbukagakushu scholarship. From 2008-2010 he worked as JSPS Postdoctoral fellow and later 2012-14 working as visiting scientist in Kyoto University, Japan. He received ‘UGC AWARD’ from University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in the field of forest and agricultural sciences in 2015. His research involves production of biocomposites and extraction of nanofibers from biomass resources and their utilization for optical and structural purposes.

Summary

Nanocellulose is a novel type of cellulose nanomaterials that mainly synthesized by trees, cotton, or other higher plants. Owing to the intrinsic nanofiber structure and the advantageous mechanical, thermal, and optical properties, nanocellulose has become a star nanomaterial in recent material science field. Various nanofibrillaltion, modification and assemble strategies were developed for extracting nanocellulose from renewable materials, adjusting the nanocellulose surface physical/chemistry properties, and constructing advanced functional materials/devices. The Special Issue "Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Derived Functional Materials" covers research in fundamental and applied science of nanocellulose research. It focuses on recent progress and research studies of nanocellulose related to nanocellulose fabrication, nanocellulose modification, nanocellulose-derived functional materials and the application of nanocellulose and nanocellulose-derived materials in various fields. The scope of interests includes but is not limited to the following topics:
● Nanocellulose fabrication
● Nanocellulose smulation and characterization
● Nanocellulose modification
● Nanocellulose-derived films/nanopapers
● Nanocellulose-derived foams/aerogels
● Application of nanocellulose-derived material


Keywords

Nanocellulose; Nanofibrillated cellulose; Cellulose nanocrystals; Bacterial cellulose; Modification; Nanopapers; Aerogels

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Unraveling the Rheology of Nanocellulose Aqueous Suspensions: A Comprehensive Study on Biomass-Derived Nanofibrillated Cellulose

    Mingyue Miao, Fei Wang, Qing Li, Longchen Tao, Chenchen Dai, Yu Liu, Shujuan Han, Wenshuai Chen, Ping Lu
    Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.12, No.3, pp. 443-455, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.030412
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Derived Functional Materials-2021)
    Abstract The rheological properties of nanocellulose aqueous suspensions play a critical role in the development of nanocellulose-based bulk materials. High-crystalline, high-aspect ratio, and slender nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) were extracted from four biomass resources. The cellulose nanofibrils and nanofibril bundles formed inter-connected networks in the NFC aqueous suspensions. The storage moduli of the suspensions with different concentrations were higher than their corresponding loss moduli. As the concentration increased, the storage and loss modulus of NFC dispersion increased. When the shear rate increased to a certain value, there were differences in the changing trend of the rheological behavior More >

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    Unraveling the Rheology of Nanocellulose Aqueous Suspensions: A Comprehensive Study on Biomass-Derived Nanofibrillated Cellulose

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Adsorption Properties and Cost of Dicarboxylic Nanocellulose on Copper Ions for Wastewater Treatment

    Xiaozheng Sun, Yu Yang, Qiang He, Jianye Li, Rui Li, Haitao Chen
    Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 751-766, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.016933
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Derived Functional Materials-2021)
    Abstract The accumulation of Cu2+ in water is a potential threat to human health and environment. Dicarboxylic nanocellulose (DNC) with rich carboxyl groups was prepared through the NaIO4–NaClO2 sequential oxidation method to efficiently remove copper ions, and the Cu2+ adsorption properties and cost were studied. The maximum adsorption capacity reached 184.2 mg/g at pH 6 and an adsorbent dose of 5 g/L. Theoretically, the maximum adsorption capacities of monocarboxylic nanocellulose (MNC), DNC, and tricarboxylic nanocellulose (TNC) with carboxyl groups as the main adsorption sites were calculated to be 228.7, 261.3, and 148.1 mg/g, respectively. The Cu2+ adsorption costs of MNC, DNC, More >

    Graphic Abstract

    Adsorption Properties and Cost of Dicarboxylic Nanocellulose on Copper Ions for Wastewater Treatment

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