Cellulose to Nanocelluloses: Production, Properties and Applications

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TriDung (TD) Ngo, Ph.D. (Editor)
Research Scientist, Biomass Conversion and Processing Technologies, InnoTech Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology
BISAC: TEC027000

Cellulose is the most important and naturally abundant organic biopolymer in the biosphere. It is the basic structural component of plant cell walls. Cellulose based materials have been utilized by our society as engineering materials for thousands of years and their use continues today as verified by the enormity of the worldwide industries. In recent decades, the conversion of renewable lignocellulosic biomass and natural biopolymers into chemicals, liquid fuels and feed supplements has gained considerable attention. In addition, the gradual depletion of petroleum resources, the lack of space for landfills, concerns over emissions during incineration, and environmental pollution caused due to accumulation of these non-destructible solid wastes has spurred efforts to develop high performance materials which are eco-friendly and sustainable.

Keeping in mind the advantages of the bio-based materials from cellulose, this volume, edited by Tri-Dung (T.-D.) Ngo, includes cellulose from the micro- (cellulose fiber) to nanoscale (nanocellulose). This book focuses on the chemistry, production, properties and applications of the cellulose materials in various areas. From the view of sustainable development, the new materials associated with cellulose bio-renewable sources are enormously being addressed. In addition, nanotechnology is a rapidly evolving area of development, as science, engineering and technology have merged to bring nanoscale materials much closer to reality.

The book also summarizes the recent developments made in the area of advanced bio-nanomaterials, chemical functionalization of celluloses from the micro- to nanoscale, and their processing and successful utilization for selected applications. A number of critical issues and suggestions for future work are discussed, underscoring the roles of researchers for the efficient development of advanced bio-nanomaterials through value addition to enhance their use.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Editor

Contributors

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Cellulose: Source, Properties and Applications
(Tri-Dung Ngo, InnoTech Alberta Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and others)

Chapter 2. Nanocellulose: From Production to Applications
(Tri-Dung Ngo, Christophe Danumah and Behzad Ahvazi, InnoTech Alberta Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and others)

Chapter 3. Synthetic Methods to Produce Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals
(Alfred C. W. Leung and Edmond Lam, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Center, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, US)

Chapter 4. Cellulose Nanofiber, Properties and Applications
(Le Van Hai, Lindong Zhai, Hyun Chan Kim, Jung Woong Kim, Ruth M. Muthoka, Abdullahil Kafy and Jaehwan Kim, CRC for Nanocellulose Future Composite, Inha University, Incheon city, Republic of Korea, and others)

Chapter 5. Significance of the Characterization Activities in the Production of Cellulose Nanomaterials
(Christophe Danumah, Tri-Dung Ngo and Behzad Ahvazi, InnoTech Alberta Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and others)

Chapter 6. Nanocellulose Derived Bionanocomposites
(Muhammad Zubair, Rehan Ali Pradhan, Muhammad Safder, Muhammad Arshad and Aman Ullah, Department of Agriclutural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Chapter 7. Interfaces in Aromatic Polymer: Nanocellulose Composites
(Douglas M. Fox, Katrina Wakeman, J. I. Cruz, Tess Ravick, Whirang Cho, Christie Sayes, Jeremiah Woodcock and Jeffrey W. Gilman, Department of Chemistry, American University, Washington, DC, US, and others)

Chapter 8. Barrier Properties of Nanocellulose Based Films
(Rehan Ali Pradhan, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Safder, Muhammad Arshad and Aman Ullah, Department of Agriclutural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Chapter 9. A Review on Mechanical Behavior of Cellulose and Nanocellulose Composites
(Dinh-Chi Pham and Tri-Dung Ngo, Global Engineering and Material Inc., Princeton, NJ, US, and others)

Chapter 10. Stability and Mobility of Foam Generated by Gas-Solvent/Nanocellulose under Reservoir Conditions
(Chao Wang and Huazhou Andy Li, Department of Civil and Environmental Enginering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Index

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