Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals
JK Research (United States) · Vlakwa · +1 more institution
Abstract
Chemical modification of cellulose nanocrystals is an increasingly popular topic in the literature. This review analyses the type of cellulose nanocrystal modification reactions that have been published in the literature thus far and looks at the steps that have been taken towards analysing the products of the nanocrystal modifications. The main categories of reactions carried out on cellulose nanocrystals are oxidations, esterifications, amidations, carbamations and etherifications. More recently nucleophilic substitutions have been used to introduce more complex functionality to cellulose nanocrystals. Multi-step modifications are also considered. This review emphasizes quantification of modification at the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 20.73
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- 100%
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- 119
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2Topics & keywords
- Nanocrystal
- Cellulose
- Surface modification
- Materials science
- Nanotechnology
- Surface (topology)
- Chemical engineering
- Engineering