Nanocellulose and microcrystalline cellulose from agricultural waste: Review on isolation and application as reinforcement in polymeric matrices

Sugar production by dilute acid hydrolysis of oat bagasse with three different acids: kinetics and thermodynamics

“…Gómora-Hernández et al On the other hand; remained oat bagasse can be used as raw material for cellulose derivatives production by alkaline, oxidative, mechanical or combined processes. Microcrystalline cellulose is one of the most studied cellulose derivative, this material has interesting characteristics and has been used in the last decades for several sectors: pharmaceutical, energy, textile, agro-industrial and food industry (Ventura-Cruz & Tecante, 2021). The common route employed to produce microcrystalline cellulose involves acid hydrolysis.…”

Waste Reutilization in Polymeric Membrane Fabrication: A New Direction in Membranes for Separation

“…Cellulose and its derivatives have also been introduced as the additive of polymeric materials to improve the properties of the resultant composites. Nanocellulose and microcrystalline cellulose derived from agricultural waste can significantly improve thermal stability and mechanical strength when they are incorporated into the matrices of polymeric films [93]. PVDF membrane incorporated with cellulose nanocrystal, a cellulose derivative obtained from the acid hydrolysis of cellulose, exhibited improved water flux by 20 times compared to the pristine membrane on account of the hydrophilicity rendered by the cellulose additive [94].…”

Bimetallic Pd–Ag nanoclusters decorated micro-cellulose bio-template towards efficient catalytic Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction of nitrogen-rich heterocycles

“…4 Among the various bio-based supports used, cellulose is unique in terms of its high abundance, chemical inertness, high specific surface area, dimensional stability, available surface functional bonds, and biodegradability. 5,6 In recent times, successful extraction of cellulose in micro-and nano-crystalline forms 7 has rendered its use as a support template for various metallic nanoparticles (NPs) such as Pd, 8,9 Au, 10 Ag, 11 and bi-metallic Fe-Cu, 12 Ag-Cu, 13 and Ag-Au, 14 NPs. Thus, cellulose in the form of nanostructures has been celebrated as one of the most prominent green templates for the synthesis of metal NPs.…”