Cellulose: Structure and Properties, Derivatives and Industrial Uses

Cellulose: Structure and Properties, Derivatives and Industrial Uses

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Arnaud Lejeune and Thibaut Deprez (Editors)

Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine
BISAC: NAT026000

Cellulose is the most widely spread organic polymer found in nature, since it constitutes the main component of the membrane of plant cell. It is well-known that cellulose is a very important and fascinating biopolymer and an almost inexhaustible and renewable raw  material. This book provides a synthesis of the old knowledge and the development of different studies which contribute to the understanding of the structure of cellulose allomorphs. In addition, cellulosic ethanol has been taken as a promising alternative energy source for the nonrenewable fossil fuel. This book reviews the development of biochemical conversion of biomass materials into cellulosic ethanol, including previous achievements, current status, and future work. The various aspects of natural and accelerated ageing of cellulose are also presented and discussed. Other chapters in this book explore the basic principles of cellulose oxidation chemistry with a focus on different products of the reactions. The main part of the chapter focuses on both known and newly proposed applications of oxidized celluloses in medical, cosmetic, hygiene and food industry. A critical analysis is also made of the literature concerned with the kinetics of cellulose degradation. Furthermore, this book reviews bacterial cellulose (BC), an outstanding biomaterial with unique properties, including high water holding capacity, high crystallinity and ultrafine fiber network. These properties support a wide range of applications, in human and veterinary medicine, odonthology, pharmaceutical industry, acoustic and filter membranes, biotechnological devices and in the food and paper industry.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Cellulose Allomorphs – Overview and Perspectives
Diana Ciolacu and Valentin I. Popa

Chapter 2. Cellulose Biosynthesis Inhibitors: Their Uses as Potential Herbicides and as Tools in Cellulose and Cell Wall Structural Plasticity Research
José Luis Acebes, Antonio Encina, Penélope García-Angulo, Ana Alonso-Simón, Hugo Mélida and Jesús Miguel Álvarez

Chapter 3. Cellulosic Ethanol Production through Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Yi Zheng

Chapter 4. Water Vapour Sorption and Thermal Analysis Study of Man–Made Cellulosic Fibres Related to their Properties in Application
Ksenija Varga, Michael F. Noisternig, Ulrich J. Griesser, Roger N. Ibbett and K. Christian Schuster

Chapter 5. Natural and Accelerated Ageing of Cellulose and Paper: A Literature Review – BUY CHAPTER
Spiros Zervos

Chapter 6. Chemistry, Technology and Applications of Oxidized Celluloses
P. Havelka, T. Sopuch, V. Hnatowicz, P. Suchý, R. Masteiková, M. Bajerová, J. Gajdziok, M. Milichovský and V. Švorčík

Chapter 7. Analysis of Cellulose Using NMR Spectroscopy
Vitor H. Pomin

Chapter 8. Polysaccharide – Polysaccharide Interactions in Solutions
Marek Sikora and Piotr Tomasik

Chapter 9. Cellulose as the Anti-Gravitational Polysaccharide
Takayuki Hoson

Chapter 10. Biofunctional Textiles – New Approaches for Therapy and Prevention in Dermatology
C. Wiegand, J. W. Fluhr, P. Elsner and U. C. Hipler

Chapter 11. Optical Properties of Cellulose Esters and Their Blends
Masayuki Yamaguchi

Chapter 12. Some Features of Microstructural Transformation Cotton Fiber at Different Developmental Stages
A. A. Paiziev and S. A.Tishin

Chapter 13. Application of Stable Isotope Probing (DNA-SIP) in the Identification of Cellulolytic Soil Bacteria and Fungi
Feth el Zahar Haichar and Wafa Achouak

Chapter 14. Biofuel Production from Cellulosic Biomass by Cell Surface Engineering – Development of Arming Technology to Design Biocatalyst for Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) System
Kouichi Kuroda and Mitsuyoshi Ueda

Chapter 15. Starch Nanoparticles
Joanna Szymońska and Piotr Tomasik

Chapter 16. Grinding Effect on Superheated Steam Pyrolysis of Cellulose
Tomohiro Iwasaki

Chapter 17. What Went Wrong with the Kinetics of Cellulose Degradation?
Paolo Calvini

Chapter 18. Bacterial Cellulose: Properties, Production and Applications
Fabia Karine Andrade, Renata Ap. Nedel Pertile,
Fernando Dourado and Francisco M. Gama

Chapter 19. Mechanical Properties of Cellulosic Materials at Micro- and Nanoscale-Levels
Siqun Wang, Seung-Hwan Lee and Qingzheng Cheng

Index

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