Cellulose-based films and membranes: A comprehensive review on preparation and applications
Silesian University of Technology · KU Leuven
Abstract
Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer in nature and its application for the preparation of numerous materials is of great interest. Among the various properties of cellulose materials described in the literature, their barrier and transport properties are among the most prominent ones. Therefore, this paper presents an overview of the barrier and transport properties of cellulose flat materials such as membranes and films as well as a description of their structure, preparation methods and application. The novel approach of the article is the statistical evaluation of the membrane efficiency based on the multiplication of the flux and retention factor to the efficiency of other biopolymer membranes. The…
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3Topics & keywords
- Cellulose
- Membrane
- Biopolymer
- Bacterial cellulose
- Permeation
- Materials science
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry