Morphological investigation of cellulose nanocrystals and nanocomposite applications

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Dissolution mechanism of cellulose in a benzyltriethylammonium/urea deep eutectic solvent (DES): DFT-quantum modeling, molecular dynamics and experimental investigation

“…acetic acid. 53 However, cellulose constitutes a structural exception among carbohydrates, where the strong crystallinity and the high density of H-bonds generate a structural polybiphasic anisotropy (hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions), 54,55 which complicates our understanding of cellulose dissolution mechanisms. This anisotropy makes cellulose insoluble in common solvents due to the prevention and limitation of reaching equilibrium between competing forces during cellulose dissolution, including hydrogen bonds.…”