Advances in cellulose nanomaterials

Hanieh Kargarzadeh1, M. Marcos2, Deepu A. Gopakumar3, Ishak Ahmad4, Sabu Thomas3, Alain Dufresne5, Jin Huang6, Ning Lin7
1Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland
2Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
3Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
4Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Polymer Research Center (PORCE), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
5University Grenoble Alpes, LGP2, 38000, Grenoble, France
6School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
7School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China

Tóm tắt

Từ khóa


Tài liệu tham khảo

A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials, National Research Council of the National Academies. Washington, DC (2012)

Abdul Khalil HPS, Bhat AH, Ireana Yusra AF (2012) Green composites from sustainable cellulose nanofibrils: a review. Carbohydr Polym 87:963–979

Abdul Khalil H, Davoudpour Y, Islam MN, Mustapha A, Sudesh K, Dungani R, Jawid M (2014) Production and modification of nanofibrillated cellulose using various mechanical processes: a review. Carbohydr Polym 99:649–665

Abe K, Iwamoto S, Yano H (2007) Obtaining cellulose nanofibers with a uniform width of 15 nm from wood. Biomacromolecules 8:3276–3278

Abitbol T, Marway H, Cranston ED (2014) Surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. Nord Pulp Pap Res J 29:46–57

Acharya SK, Mishra P, Mehar SK (2011) Effect of surface treatment on the mechanical properties of bagasse fiber reinforced polymer composite. BioResources 6:3155–3165

Alemdar A, Sain M (2008) Isolation and characterization of nanofibers from agricultural residues—wheat straw and soy hulls. Bioresour Technol 99:1664–1671

Anirudhan TS, Rejeena SR (2014) Poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid)-grafted nanocellulose/poly(vinyl alcohol) composite for the in vitro gastrointestinal release of amoxicillin. J Appl Polym Sci 1–2:40699

Araki J (2013) Electrostatic or steric? Preparations and characterizations of well-dispersed systems containing rod-like nanowhiskers of crystalline polysaccharides. Soft Matter 9:4125–4141

Araki J, Wada M, Kuga S (2001) Steric stabilization of a cellulose microcrystal suspension by poly(ethylene glycol) grafting. Langmuir 17:21–27

Arvidsson R, Nguyen D, Svanstrom M (2015) Life cycle assessment of cellulose nanofibrils production by mechanical treatment and two different pretreatment processes. Environ Sci Technol 49:6881–6890

Ashjaran A, Yazdanshenas ME, Rashidi A, Khajavi R, Rezaee A (2013) Overview of bio nanofabric from bacterial cellulose. J Text Inst 104:121–131

Aulin C, Ahola S, Josefsson P, Nishino T, Hirose Y, Österberg M, Wågberg L (2009) Nanoscale cellulose films with different crystallinities and mesostructures: their surface properties and interaction with water. Langmuir 25:7675–7685

Aulin C, Netrval J, Wågberg L, Lindström T (2010) Aerogels from nanofibrillated cellulose with tunable oleophobicity. Soft Matter 6:3298–3305

Azzam F, Heux L, Putaux JL, Jean B (2010) Preparation by grafting onto, characterization, and properties of thermally responsive polymer-decorated cellulose nanocrystals. Biomacromolecules 11:3652–3659

Bae JH, Kim SH (2015) Alkylation of mixed micro- and nanocellulose to improve dispersion in polylactide. Polym Int 64:821–827

Bardet R, Belgacem NM, Bras J (2015) Flexibility and color monitoring of cellulose nanocrystal iridescent solid films using anionic or neutral polymers. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 7:4010–4018

Beck S, Bouchard J (2014) Auto-catalyzed acidic desulfation of cellulose nanocrystals. Nord Pulp Pap Res J 29:6–14

Ben Azouz K, Ramires EC, Van den Fonteyne W, El Kissi N, Dufresne A (2011) Simple method for the melt extrusion of a cellulose nanocrystal reinforced hydrophobic polymer. ACS Macro Lett 1:236–240

Benkaddour A, Jradi K, Robert S, Daneault C (2013) Grafting of polycaprolactone on oxidized nanocelluloses by click chemistry. Nanomaterials 3:141–157

Besbes I, Alila S, Boufi S (2011) Nanofibrillated cellulose from TEMPO-oxidized eucalyptus fibres: effect of the carboxyl content. Carbohydr Polym 84:975–983

Bettaieb F, Khiari R, Hassan ML, Belgacem MN, Bras J, Dufresne A, Mhenni MF (2015) Preparation and characterization of new cellulose nanocrystals from marine biomass Posidoniaoceanica. Ind Crop Prod 72:175–182

Bharimalla AK, Deshmukh SP, Patil PG, Vigneshwaran N (2015) Energy efficient manufacturing of nanocellulose by chemo- and bio-mechanical processes: a review. World J Nano Sci Eng 5:204–212

Bhatti IA, Zia KM, Ali Z, Zuber M (2012) Modification of cellulosic fibers to enhance their dyeability using UV-irradiation. Carbohydr Polym 89:783–787

Bondeson D, Mathew A, Oksman K (2006) Optimization of the isolation of nanocrystals from microcrystalline cellulose by acid hydrolysis. Cellulose 13:171–180

Bonini C, Heux L, Cavaillé JY, Lindner P, Dewhurst C, Terech P (2002) Rodlike cellulose whiskers coated with surfactant: a small-angle neutron scattering characterization. Langmuir 18:3311–3314

Borysiak S, Grząbka-Zasadzińska A (2016) Influence of the polymorphism of cellulose on the formation of nanocrystals and their application in chitosan/nanocellulose composites. J Appl Polym Sci 133. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.42864

Božič M, Vivod V, Kavčič S, Leitgeb M, Kokol V (2015) New findings about the lipase acetylation of nanofibrillated cellulose using acetic anhydride as acyl donor. Carbohydr Polym 125:340–351

Bras J, Sadocco P, Belgacem MN, Dufresne A, Thielemans W (2010) Surface functionalization of cellulose by grafting oligoether chains. Mater Chem Phys 120:438–445

Cao X, Ding B, Yu J, Al-Deyab SS (2012) Cellulose nanowhiskers extracted from TEMPO-oxidized jute fibers. Carbohydr Polym 90:1075–1080

Chakraborty A, Sain M, Kortschot M (2005) Cellulose microfibrils: a novel method of preparation using high shear refining and cryocrushing. Holzforschung 59:102–107

Chen W, Abe K, Uetani K, Yu H, Liu Y, Yano H (2014) Individual cotton cellulose nanofibers: pretreatment and fibrillation technique. Cellulose 21:1517–1528

Chen YW, Lee HV, Abd Hamid SB (2016) Preparation and characterization of cellulose crystallites via Fe(III)-, Co (II)-and Ni (II)-assisted dilute sulfuric acid catalyzed hydrolysis process. J Nano Res Trans Tech Publ 41:96–109

Cherian BM, Leão AL, de Souza SF, Thomas S, Pothan LA, Kottaisamy M (2010) Isolation of nanocellulose from pineapple leaf fibres by steam explosion. Carbohydr Polym 81:720–725

Chi K, Catchmark JM (2017) Enhanced dispersion and interface compatibilization of crystalline nanocellulose in polylactide by surfactant adsorption. Cellulose 24:4845–4860

Chirayil CJ, Joy J, Mathew L, Mozetic M, Koetz J, Thomas S (2014) Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanofibrils from Helicteres isora plant. Ind Crops Prod 59:27–34

Chowdhury ZZ, Abd Hamid SB (2016) Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose using ultrasonication combined with a microwave-assisted pretreatment process. BioResources 11:3397–3415

Cobut A, Sehaqui H, Berglund LA (2014) Cellulose nanocomposites by melt compounding of TEMPO-treated wood fibers in thermoplastic starch matrix. BioResources 9:3276–3289

Colombo L, Zoia L, Violatto MB, Previdi S, Talamini L, Sitia L, Nicotra F, Orlandi M, Salmona M, Recordati C, Bigini P (2015) Organ distribution and bone tropism of cellulose nanocrystals in living mice. Biomacromolecules 16:2862–2871

Coulibaly S, Roulin A, Balog S, Biyani MV, Foster EJ, Rowan SJ, Fiore GL, Weder C (2013) Reinforcement of optically healable supramolecular polymers with cellulose nanocrystals. Macromolecules 47:152–160

Couret L, Irle M, Belloncle C, Cathala B (2017) Extraction and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from post-consumer wood fiberboard waste. Cellulose 24:2125–2137

Crawshaw J, Bras W, Mant GR, Cameron RE (2002) Simultaneous SAXS and WAXS investigations of changes in native cellulose fiber microstructure on swelling in aqueous sodium hydroxide. J Appl Polym Sci 83:1209–1218

Cunha AG, Mougel JB, Cathala B, Berglund LA, Capron I (2014) Preparation of double pickering emulsions stabilized by chemically tailored nanocelluloses. Langmuir 30:9327–9335

Curran MA (2014) Strengths and limitations of life cycle assessment. In: Klopffer W (ed) Background and future prospects in life cycle assessment, LCA compendium—the complete world of life cycle assessment. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 189–206

Danial WH, Majid ZA, Muhid MNM, Triwahyono S, Bakar MB, Ramli Z (2015) The reuse of wastepaper for the extraction of cellulose nanocrystals. Carbohydr Polym 118:165–169

Davis NJ, Flitsch SL (1993) Selective oxidation of monosaccharide uronic acids derivatives to uronic acids. Tetrahedron Lett 34:1181–1184

de Castro DO, Bras J, Gandini A, Belgacem NM (2016) Surface grafting of cellulose nanocrystals with natural antimicrobial rosin mixture using a green process. Carbohydr Polym 137:1–8

de Figueirêdo MCB, de Freitas Rosa M, Ugaya CML, de Souza MSM, da Silva Braid ACC, de Melo LFL (2012) Life cycle assessment of cellulose nanowhiskers. J Clean Prod 35:130–139

de Menezes AJ, Siqueira G, Curvelo AAS, Dufresne A (2009) Extrusion and characterization of functionalized cellulose whiskers reinforced polyethylene nanocomposites. Polymer 50:4552–4563

de Menezes AJ, Longo E, Leite FL, Dufresne A (2014) Characterization of cellulose nanocrystals grafted with organic acid chloride of different sizes. J Renew Mater 2:306–313

De Nooy AEJ, Besemer AC, van Bekkum H (1995) Highly selective nitroxyl radical-mediated oxidation of primary alcohol groups in water-soluble glucans. Carbohydr Res 269:89–98

Deepa B, Abraham E, Cherian BM, Bismarck A, Blaker JJ, Pothan LA, Leao AL, de Souza SF, Kottaisamy M (2011) Structure, morphology and thermal characteristics of banana nano fibers obtained by steam explosion. Bioresour Technol 102:1988–1997

Dhar P, Tarafder D, Kumar A, Katiyar V (2015) Effect of cellulose nanocrystal polymorphs on mechanical, barrier and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid) based bionanocomposites. RSC Adv 5:60426–60440

Dinand E, Vignon M, Chanzy H, Heux L (2002) Mercerization of primary wall cellulose and its implication for the conversion of cellulose I → cellulose II. Cellulose 9:7–18

do Nascimento DM, Almeida JS, Vale MS, Leitão RC, Muniz CR, de Figueirêdo MCB, Morais JPS, de Freitas Rosa M (2016a) A comprehensive approach for obtaining cellulose nanocrystal from coconut fiber. Part I: proposition of technological pathways. Ind Crop Prod 93:66–75

do Nascimento DM, Dias AF, de Araújo Junior CP, de Freitas Rosa M, Morais JPS, de Figueirêdo MCB (2016b) A comprehensive approach for obtaining cellulose nanocrystal from coconut fiber. Part II: environmental assessment of technological pathways. Ind Crop Prod 93:58–65

Duda M, Shaw JS (1997) Life cycle assessment. Society 35:38–43

Dufresne A (2013) Nanocellulose: from nature to high performance tailored materials. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin

Dufresne A, Belgacem MN (2013) Cellulose-reinforced composites: from micro-to nanoscale. Polímeros 23:277–286

Elazzouzi-Hafraoui S, Putaux J-L, Heux L (2009) Self-assembling and chiral nematic properties of organophilic cellulose nanocrystals. J Phys Chem B 113:11069–11075

Eranna PB, Pandey KK, Nagarajappa GB (2016) A note on the effect of microwave heating on iodine-catalyzed acetylation of wood. J Wood Chem Technol 36:205–210

Espino-Pérez E, Domenek S, Belgacem N, Sillard C, Bras J (2014) Green process for chemical functionalization of nanocellulose with carboxylic acids. Biomacromolecules 15:4551–4560

Espinosa SC, Kuhnt T, Foster EJ, Weder C (2013) Isolation of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals by phosphoric acid hydrolysis. Biomacromolecules 14:1223–1230

Filpponen I, Argyropoulos DS (2010) Regular linking of cellulose nanocrystals via click chemistry: synthesis and formation of cellulose nanoplatelet gels. Biomacromolecules 11:1060–1066

Finnveden G, Hauschild MZ, Ekvall T, Guinee J, Heijungs R, Hellweg S, Koehler A, Pennington D, Suh S (2009) Recent developments in life cycle assessment. J Environ Manag 91:1–21

Flynn C, Byrne C, Meenan B (2013) Surface modification of cellulose via atmospheric pressure plasma processing in air and ammonia–nitrogen gas. Surf Coat Technol 233:108–118

Fortunati E, Luzi F, Puglia D, Petrucci R, Kenny JM, Torre L (2015) Processing of PLA nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals extracted from Posidonia oceanica waste: innovative reuse of coastal plant. Ind Crop Prod 67:439–447

Fox SC, Li B, Xu D, Edgar KJ (2011) Regioselective esterification and etherification of cellulose: a review. Biomacromolecules 12:1956–1972

Fraschini C, Chauve G, Bouchard J (2017) TEMPO-mediated surface oxidation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Cellulose 24:2775–2790

Frey MW (2008) Electrospinning cellulose and cellulose derivatives. Polym Rev 48:378–391

Gavankar S, Suh S, Keller AF (2012) Life cycle assessment at nanaoscale: review and recommendation. Int J Life Cycle Ass 17:259–303

Gilbertson LM, Wender BA, Zimmerman JB, Eckelman MJ (2015) Coordinating modeling and experimental research of engineered nanomaterials to improve life cycle assessment studies. Environ Sci Nano 2:669–682

Goffin A-L, Raquez J-M, Duquesne E, Siqueira G, Habibi Y, Dufresne A, Dubois Ph (2011) Poly(ɛ-caprolactone) based nanocomposites reinforced by surface-grafted cellulose nanowhiskers via extrusion processing: morphology, rheology, and thermo-mechanical properties. Polymer 52:1532–1538

Gorgieva S, Vogrinčič R, Kokol V (2015) Polydispersity and assembling phenomena of native and reactive dye-labelled nanocellulose. Cellulose 22:3541–3558

Goussé C, Chanzy H, Excoffier G, Soubeyrand L, Fleury E (2002) Stable suspensions of partially silylated cellulose whiskers dispersed in organic solvents. Polymer 43:2645–2651

Goussé C, Chanzy H, Cerrada M, Fleury E (2004) Surface silylation of cellulose microfibrils: preparation and rheological properties. Polymer 45:1569–1575

Grubb GF, Bakshi BR (2011) Life cycle of titanium dioxide nanoparticle production. J Ind Ecol 15:81–95

Guinee J (2001) Handbook on life cycle assessment: operational guide to the ISO standards. Int J Life Cycle Asses 6:311–313

Haafiz MKM, Hassan A, Zakaria Z, Inuwa IM (2014) Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanowhiskers from oil palm biomass microcrystalline cellulose. Carbohydr Polym 103:119–125

Habibi Y (2014) Key advances in the chemical modification of nanocelluloses. Chem Soc Rev 43:1519–1542

Habibi Y, Goffin A-L, Schiltz N, Duquesne E, Dubois P, Dufresne A (2008) Bionanocomposites based on poly(ε-caprolactone)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals by ring-opening polymerization. J Mater Chem 18:5002–5010

Habibi Y, Lucia L, Rojas OJ (2010) Cellulose nanocrystals: chemistry, self-assembly, and applications. Chem Rev 110:3479–3500

Hamid SBA, Zain SK, Das R, Centi G (2015) Synergic effect of tungstophosphoric acid and sonication for rapid synthesis of crystalline nanocellulose. Carbohydr Polym 138:349–355

Hao X, Shen W, Chen Z, Zhu J, Feng L, Wu Z, Wang P, Zeng X, Wu T (2015) Self-assembled nanostructured cellulose prepared by a dissolution and regeneration process using phosphoric acid as a solvent. Carbohydr Polym 123:297–304

Hasani M, Cranston ED, Westman G, Gray DG (2008) Cationic surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals. Soft Matter 4:2238–2244

Hassan ML, Moorefield CM, Elbatal HS, Newkome GR, Modarelli DA, Romano NC (2012) Fluorescent cellulose nanocrystals via supramolecular assembly of terpyridine-modified cellulose nanocrystals and terpyridine-modified perylene. Mater Sci Eng B 177:350–358

He W, Jiang X, Sun F, Xu X (2014) Extraction and characterization of cellulose nanofibers from Phyllostachys nidularia Munro via a combination of acid treatment and ultrasonication. BioResources 9:6876–6887

Herrick FW, Casebier RL, Hamilton JK, Sandberg KR (1983) Microfibrillated cellulose: morphology, and accessibility. In: Sarko A (ed) Proceedings of the ninth cellulose conference applied polymer symposia. Wiley, New York, pp 797–813

Hervy M, Evangelisti S, Lettieri P, Lee KY (2015) Life cycle assessment of nanocellulose-reinforced advanced fiber composites. Compos Sci Technol 118:154–162

Hesas RH, Daud WMAW, Sahu J, Arami-Niya A (2013) The effects of a microwave heating method on the production of activated carbon from agricultural waste: a review. J Anal Appl Pyrol 100:1–11

Hettegger H, Beaumont M, Potthast A, Rosenau T (2016) Aqueous modification of nano- and microfibrillar cellulose with a click synthon. Chemsuschem 9:75–79

Heux L, Chauve G, Bonini C (2000) Nonflocculating and chiral-nematic self-ordering of cellulose microcrystals suspensions in nonpolar solvents. Langmuir 16:8210–8212

Hietala M, Rollo P, Kekäläinen K, Oksman K (2014) Extrusion processing of green biocomposites: compounding, fibrillation efficiency, and fiber dispersion. J Appl Polym Sci 131:1–9

Ho TTT, Zimmermann T, Hauert R, Caseri W (2011) Preparation and characterization of cationic nanofibrillated cellulose from etherification and high-shear disintegration processes. Cellulose 18:1391–1406

Ho TTT, Abe K, Zimmermann T, Yano H (2015) Nanofibrillation of pulp fibers by twin-screw extrusion. Cellulose 22:421–433

Hoeng F, Denneulin A, Neuman C, Bras J (2015) Charge density modification of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals for stable silver nanoparticles suspension preparation. J Nanopart Res 17:1–14

Hohenthal C, Ovaskainen M, Bussini D, Sadocco P, Pajula T, Lehtinen H, Kautto J, Salmenkivi K (2012) Final assessment of nanoenhanced new products. VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo

Hu Z, Ballinger S, Pelton R, Cranston ED (2015) Surfactant-enhanced cellulose nanocrystal Pickering emulsions. J Colloid Interfaces Sci 439:139–148

Huang P, Wu M, Kuga S, Wang D, Wu D, Huang Y (2012) One-step dispersion of cellulose nanofibers by mechanochemical esterification in an organic solvent. Chemsuschem 5:2319–2322

Hubbe MA, Rojas OJ, Lucia LA, Sain M (2008) Cellulosic nanocomposites: a review. Bioresources 3:929–980

Islam MT, Alam MM, Zoccola M (2013) Review on modification of nanocellulose for application in composites. Int J Innov Res Sci Eng Technol 2:5444–5451

ISO 14040 (2006) Environmental management—life cycle assessment—principles and framework, Switzerland

ISO 14044 (2006) Environmental management—life cycle assessment—requirements and guidelines, Switzerland

Iwamoto S, Nakagaito A, Yano H, Nogi M (2005) Optically transparent composites reinforced with plant fiber-based nanofibers. Appl Phys A 81:1109–1112

Jazbec K, Šala M, Mozetič M, Vesel A, Gorjanc M (2015) Functionalization of cellulose fibres with oxygen plasma and ZnO nanoparticles for achieving UV protective properties. J Nanomater 2015:25

Ji B, Tang P, Yan K, Sun G (2015) Catalytic actions of alkaline salts in reactions between 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid and cellulose: II. Esterification. Carbohydr Polym 132:228–236

Jiang F, Hsieh YL (2015) Cellulose nanocrystal isolation from tomato peels and assembled nanofibers. Carbohydr Polym 122:60–68

Jiang F, Esker AR, Roman M (2010) Acid-catalyzed and solvolytic desulfation of H2SO4-hydrolyzed cellulose nanocrystals. Langmuir 26:17919–17925

Jiang C, Oporto GS, Zhong T, Jaczynski J (2016) TEMPO nanofibrillated cellulose as template for controlled release of antimicrobial copper from PVA films. Cellulose 23:713–722

Jin E, Guo J, Yang F, Zhu Y, Song J, Jin Y, Rojas OJ (2016) On the polymorphic and morphological changes of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC-I) upon mercerization and conversion to CNC-II. Carbohydr Polym 143:327–335

Jonoobi M, Harun J, Mathew AP, Hussein MZB, Oksman K (2010) Preparation of cellulose nanofibers with hydrophobic surface characteristics. Cellulose 17:299–307

Jonoobi M, Oladi R, Davoudpour Y, Oksman K, Dufresne A, Hamzeh Y, Davoodi R (2015) Different preparation methods and properties of nanostructured cellulose from various natural resources and residues: a review. Cellulose 22:935–969

Kaith B, Kalia S (2008) Preparation of microwave radiation induced graft copolymers and their applications as reinforcing material in phenolic composites. Polym Compos 29:791–797

Kämäräinen T, Arcot LR, Johansson L-S, Campbell J, Tammelin T, Franssila S, Laine J, Rojas OJ (2016) UV-ozone patterning of micro-nano fibrillated cellulose (MNFC) with alkylsilane self-assembled monolayers. Cellulose 23:1847–1857

Kamireddy SR, Li J, Tucker M, Degenstein J, Ji Y (2013) Effects and mechanism of metal chloride salts on pretreatment and enzymatic digestibility of corn stover. Ind Eng Chem Res 52:1775–1782

Kargarzadeh H, Ahmad I, Abdullah I, Dufresne A, Zainudin SY, Sheltami RM (2012) Effects of hydrolysis conditions on the morphology, crystallinity, and thermal stability of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from kenaf bast fibers. Cellulose 19:855–866

Kargarzadeh H, Ioelovich M, Ahmad I, Thomas S, Dufresne A (2017) Methods for extraction of nanocellulose from various sources. In: Kargarzadeh H, Ahmad I, Thomas S, Dufresne A (eds) Handbook of nanocellulose and cellulose nanocomposites. Wiley, Germany, pp 1–50

Karunanithy C, Muthukumarappan K (2010) Effect of extruder parameters and moisture content of switchgrass, prairie cord grass on sugar recovery from enzymatic hydrolysis. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 162:1785–1803

Karunanithy C, Muthukumarappan K (2011) Influence of extruder and feedstock variables on torque requirement during pretreatment of different types of biomass—a response surface analysis. Biosyst Eng 109:37–51

Kekäläinen J (2013) Assesment of environmental impact with life cycle methods in nanotechnology industry. Dissertation, Univerity of Jyväskylä

Khafaga MR, Ali HE, El-Naggar AWM (2016) Antimicrobial finishing of cotton fabrics based on gamma irradiated carboxymethyl cellulose/poly(vinyl alcohol)/TiO2 nanocomposites. J Text Inst 107:766–773

Khan RA, Salmieri S, Dussault D, Uribe-Calderon J, Kamal MR, Safrany A, Lacroix M (2010) Production and properties of nanocellulose-reinforced methylcellulose-based biodegradable films. J Agric Food Chem 58:7878–7885

Khan RA, Beck S, Dussault D, Salmieri S, Bouchard J, Lacroix M (2013) Mechanical and barrier properties of nanocrystalline cellulose reinforced poly(caprolactone) composites: effect of gamma radiation. J Appl Polym Sci 129:3038–3046

Khanna V, Bakshi BR, Lee LJ (2008) Assessing life cycle environmental implications of polymer nanocomposites. In: 2008 IEEE international symposium on electronics and the environment, 2008 ISEE. IEEE, pp 1–6

Khanna V, Bakshi BR, Lee LJ (2008b) Carbon nanofiber production. J Ind Ecol 12:394–410

Khanna V, Bakshi BR, Lee LJ (2008c) Carbon nanofiber production: life cycle energy consumption and environmental impact. J Ind Ecol 12:394–410

Kim N-H, Imai T, Wada M, Sugiyama J (2006) Molecular directionality in cellulose polymorphs. Biomacromolecules 7:274–280

Kim DY, Lee BM, Koo DH, Kang PH, Jeun JP (2016) Preparation of nanocellulose from a kenaf core using e-beam irradiation and acid hydrolysis. Cellulose 23:3039–3049

Kleiner Y, Gal’braikh L, Irklei V, Chernukhina A (2013) Properties of radiation-modified celluloses and their derivatives. Fibre Chem 45:17–20

Klemm D, Kramer F, Moritz S, Lindstrom T, Ankerforts M, Gray D, Dorris A (2011) Nanocelluloses: a new family of nature-based materials. Angew Chem Int Ed 24:5438–5466

Klöpffer W (1997) Life cycle assessment. Environ Sci Pollut Res 4:223–228

Kloser E, Gray DG (2010) Surface grafting of cellulose nanocrystals with poly(ethylene oxide) in aqueous media. Langmuir 26:13450–13456

Kobayashi K, Kimura S, Togawa E, Wada M (2011) Crystal transition from cellulose II hydrate to cellulose II. Carbohydr Polym 86:975–981

Kondo T, Kose R, Naito H, Kasai W (2014) Aqueous counter collision using paired water jets as a novel means of preparing bio-nanofibers. Carbohydr Polym 112:284–290

Kontturi E, Meriluoto A, Nuopponen M (2012) Process for preparing micro- and nanocrystalline cellulose. Patent# WO2012127117A1

Kose R, Kasai W, Kondo T (2011) Switching surface properties of substrates by coating with a cellulose nanofiber having a high adsorbability. Fiber 67:163–167

Kralisch D, Ott D, Gericke D (2015) Rules and benefits of life cycle assessment in green chemical process and synthesis design: a tutorial review. Green Chem 17:123–145

Krishnan N, Boyd S, Somani A, Raoux S, Clark D, Dornfeld D (2008) A hybrid life cycle inventory of nano-scale semiconductor manufacturing. Environ Sci Technol 42:3069–3075

Kulpinski P (2005) Cellulose nanofibers prepared by the N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide method. J Appl Polym Sci 98:1855–1859

Kurniawan H, Lai J-T, Wang M-J (2012) Biofunctionalized bacterial cellulose membranes by cold plasmas. Cellulose 19:1975–1988

Lacroix M, Khan R, Senna M, Sharmin N, Salmieri S, Safrany A (2014) Radiation grafting on natural films. Radiat Phys Chem 94:88–92

Lamaming J, Hashim R, Sulaiman O, Leh CP, Sugimoto T, Nordin NA (2015) Cellulose nanocrystals isolated from oil palm trunk. Carbohydr Polym 127:202–208

Lazko J, Sénéchal T, Landercy N, Dangreau L, Raquez J-M, Dubois P (2014) Well defined thermostable cellulose nanocrystals via two-step ionic liquid swelling-hydrolysis extraction. Cellulose 21:4195–4207

Lee S-Y, Chun S-J, Kang I-A, Park J-Y (2009a) Preparation of cellulose nanofibrils by high-pressure homogenizer and cellulose-based composite films. J Ind Eng Chem 15:50–55

Lee S-Y, Mohan DJ, Kang I-A, Doh G-H, Lee S, Han SO (2009b) Nanocellulose reinforced PVA composite films: effects of acid treatment and filler loading. Fibers Polym 10:77–82

Lee HV, Hamid SBA, Zain SK (2014) Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to nanocellulose: structure and chemical process. Sci World J 2014:1–20

Li J, Zhang L-P, Peng F, Bian J, Yuan T-Q, Xu F, Sun RC (2009) Microwave-assisted solvent-free acetylation of cellulose with acetic anhydride in the presence of iodine as a catalyst. Molecules 14:3551–3566

Li ZQ, Zhou XD, Pei CH (2010) Synthesis of PLA-co-PGMA copolymer and its application in the surface modification of bacterial cellulose. Int J Polym Mater 59:725–737

Li J, Xiu H, Zhang M, Wang H, Ren Y, Ji Y (2013a) Enhancement of cellulose acid hydrolysis selectivity using metal ion catalysts. Curr Org Chem 17:1617–1623

Li Q, McGinnis S, Sydnor C, Wong A, Renneckar S (2013b) Nanocellulose life cycle assessment. ACS Sus Chem Eng 1:919–928

Li M, Wang L-J, Li D, Cheng Y-L, Adhikari B (2014) Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanofibers from de-pectinated sugar beet pulp. Carbohydr Polym 102:136–143

Li M-C, Wu Q, Song K, Qing Y, Wu Y (2015) Cellulose nanoparticles as modifiers for rheology and fluid loss in bentonite water-based fluids. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 7:5006–5016

Lin N, Dufresne A (2013) Physical and/or chemical compatibilization of extruded cellulose nanocrystal reinforced polystyrene nanocomposites. Macromolecules 46:5570–5583

Lin N, Dufresne A (2014a) Nanocellulose in biomedicine: current status and future prospect. Eur Polym J 59:302–325

Lin N, Dufresne A (2014b) Surface chemistry, morphological analysis and properties of cellulose nanocrystals with gradiented sulfation degrees. Nanoscale 6:5384–5393

Lin N, Huang J, Chang PR, Feng J, Yu J (2011) Surface acetylation of cellulose nanocrystal and its reinforcing function in poly(lactic acid). Carbohydr Polym 83:1834–1842

Lin R, Li A, Zheng T, Lu L, Cao Y (2015) Hydrophobic and flexible cellulose aerogel as an efficient, green and reusable oil sorbent. RSC Adv 5:82027–82033

Liu L, Sun J, Cai C, Wang S, Pei H, Zhang J (2009) Corn stover pretreatment by inorganic salts and its effects on hemicellulose and cellulose degradation. Bioresour Technol 100:5865–5871

Liu Y, Wang H, Yu G, Yu Q, Li B, Mu X (2014) A novel approach for the preparation of nanocrystalline cellulose by using phosphotungstic acid. Carbohydr Polym 110:415–422

Ma Z, Kotaki M, Ramakrishna S (2005) Electrospun cellulose nanofiber as affinity membrane. J Membr Sci 265:115–123

Maiti S, Jayaramudu J, Das K, Reddy SM, Sadiku R, Ray SS, Liu D (2013) Preparation and characterization of nano-cellulose with new shape from different precursor. Carbohydr Polym 98:562–567

Majoinen J, Walther A, McKee JR, Kontturi E, Aseyev V, Malho JM, Ruokolainen J, Ikkala O (2011) Polyelectrolyte brushes grafted from cellulose nanocrystals using Cu-mediated surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization. Biomacromolecules 12:2997–3006

Mangalam AP, Simonsen J, Benight AS (2009) Cellulose/DNA hybrid nanomaterials. Biomacromolecules 10:497–504

Marcovich N, Auad M, Bellesi N, Nutt S, Aranguren M (2006) Cellulose micro/nanocrystals reinforced polyurethane. J Mater Res 21:870–881

Mariano M, El Kissi N, Dufresne A (2014) Cellulose nanocrystals and related nanocomposites: review of some properties and challenges. J Polym Sci Part B Polym Phys 52:791–806

Martínez-Sanz M, Lopez-Rubio A, Lagaron JM (2011) Optimization of the nanofabrication by acid hydrolysis of bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers. Carbohydr Polym 85:228–236

Martínez-Sanz M, Abdelwahab MA, Lopez-Rubio A, Lagaron JM, Chiellini E, Williams TG, Wood DF, Orts WJ, Imam SH (2013) Incorporation of poly(glycidylmethacrylate) grafted bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers in poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites: improved barrier and mechanical properties. Eur Polym J 49:2062–2072

Martoïa F, Perge C, Dumont P, Orgéas L, Fardin M, Manneville S, Belgacem MN (2015) Heterogeneous flow kinematics of cellulose nanofibril suspensions under shear. Soft Matter 11:4742–4755

Meyer DE, Curran MA, Gonzalez MA (2011) An examination of silver nanoparticles in socks using screening-level life cycle assessment. J Nanopart Res 13:147–156

Mihailović D, Šaponjić Z, Radoičić M, Lazović S, Baily C, Jovančić P, Nedeljković J, Radetić M (2011) Functionalization of cotton fabrics with corona/air RF plasma and colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles. Cellulose 18:811–825

Missoum K, Belgacem MN, Bras J (2013) Nanofibrillated cellulose surface modification: a review. Materials 6:1745–1766

Moawia RM, Nasef MM, Mohamed NHF, Ripin A (2016) Modification of flax fibres by radiation induced emulsion graft copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate. Radiat Phys Chem 122:35–42

Mohamed M, Salleh W, Jaafar J, Asri S, Ismail A (2015) Physicochemical properties of “green” nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from recycled newspaper. RSC Adv 5:29842–29849

Mohd NH, Hadina Ismail NF, Zahari JI, Wan Fathilah WF, Kargarzadeh H, Ramli S, Ahmad I, Yarmo MA, Othman R (2016) Effect of aminosilane modification on nanocrystaline cellulose properties. J. Nanomater 2016:1–8

Moign A, Vardelle A, Themelis N, Legoux J (2010) Life cycle assessment of using powder and liquid precursors in plasma spraying: the case of yttria-stabilized zirconia. Surf Coat Technol 205:668–673

Moon RJ, Martini A, Nairn J, Simonsen J, Youngblood J (2011) Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites. Chem Soc Rev 40:3941–3994

Nagalakshmaiah M, El Kissi N, Dufresne A (2016a) Ionic compatibilization of cellulose nanocrystals with quaternary ammonium salt and their melt extrusion with polypropylene. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 8:8755–8764

Nagalakshmaiah M, Mortha G, Dufresne A (2016b) Structural investigation of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from chili leftover and their reinforcement in cariflex-IR rubber latex. Carbohydr Polym 136:945–954

National Nanotechnology Initiative: Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy, National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology (2011)

Nechyporchuk O, Belgacem MN, Pignon F (2014) Rheological properties of micro-/nanofibrillated cellulose suspensions: wall-slip and shear banding phenomena. Carbohydr Polym 112:432–439

Nechyporchuk O, Belgacem MN, Bras J (2016) Production of cellulose nanofibrils: a review of recent advances. Ind Crop Prod 93:2–25

Nepomuceno NC, Santos AS, Oliveira JE, Glenn GM, Medeiros ES (2017) Extraction and characterization of cellulose nanowhiskers from Mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC.) spines. Cellulose 24:119–129

Nge TT, Lee S-H, Endo T (2013) Preparation of nanoscale cellulose materials with different morphologies by mechanical treatments and their characterization. Cellulose 20:1841–1852

Ni J, Teng N, Chen H, Wang J, Zhu J, Na H (2015) Hydrolysis behavior of regenerated celluloses with different degree of polymerization under microwave radiation. Bioresour Technol 191:229–233

Nielsen LJ, Eyley S, Thielemans W, Aylott JW (2010) Dual fluorescent labelling of cellulose nanocrystals for pH sensing. Chem Commun 46:8929–8931

Nishimura H, Sarko A (1987a) Mercerization of cellulose. III. Changes in crystallite sizes. J Appl Polym Sci 33:855–866

Nishimura H, Sarko A (1987b) Mercerization of cellulose. IV. Mechanism of mercerization and crystallite sizes. J Appl Polym Sci 33:867–874

Nourbakhsh S (2015) Comparison between laser application and atmospheric air plasma treatment on nanocellulose coating of polyester and nylon 66 fabrics. J Laser Appl 27:012005

Okano T, Sarko A (1984) Mercerization of cellulose. I. X-ray diffraction evidence for intermediate structures. J Appl Polym Sci 29:4175–4182

Okano T, Sarko A (1985) Mercerization of cellulose. II. Alkali-cellulose intermediates and a possible mercerization mechanism. J Appl Polym Sci 30:325–332

Olea EH, Carrillo EP, Chiw MM, Saldívar SOS (2015) Effects of extrusion pretreatment parameters on sweet sorghum bagasse enzymatic hydrolysis and its subsequent conversion into bioethanol. Biomed Res Int 2015:1–10

Pääkkö M, Ankerfors M, Kosonen H, Nykänen A, Ahola S, Österberg M, Ruokolainen J, Laine J, Larsson PT, Ikkala O, Lindström T (2007) Enzymatic hydrolysis combined with mechanical shearing and high-pressure homogenization for nanoscale cellulose fibrils and strong gels. Biomacromolecules 8:1934–1941

Panaitescu DM, Frone AN, Nicolae C (2013) Micro-and nano-mechanical characterization of polyamide 11 and its composites containing cellulose nanofibers. Eur Polym J 49:3857–3866

Parida D, Jassal M, Agarwal AK (2012) Functionalization of cotton by in situ reaction of styrene in atmospheric pressure plasma zone. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 32:1259–1274

Pasquini D, de Morais Teixeira E, da Silva Curvelo AA, Belgacem MN, Dufresne A (2008) Surface esterification of cellulose fibres: processing and characterisation of low-density polyethylene/cellulose fibres composites. Compos Sci Technol 68:193–201

Pei A, Zhou Q, Berglund LA (2010) Functionalized cellulose nanocrystals as biobased nucleation agents in poly (l-lactide)(PLLA)-crystallization and mechanical property effects. Compos Sci Technol 70:815–821

Pelissari FM, do Amaral Sobral PJ, Menegalli FC (2014) Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanofibers from banana peels. Cellulose 21:417–432

Piccinno F, Hischier R, Seeger S, Som C (2015) Life cycle assessment of a new technology to extract, functionalize and orient cellulose nanofibers from food waste. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 3:1047–1055

Piccinno F, Hischier R, Seeger S, Som C (2018) Predicting the environmental impact of a future nanocellulose production at industrial scale: application of the life cycle assessment scale-up framework. J Clean Prod 174:283–295

Ping L, You-Lo H (2010) Preparation and properties of cellulose nanocrystals: rods, spheres, and network. Carbohydr Polym 82:329–336

Pires PAR, Malek NI, Teixeira TC, Bioni TA, Nawaz H, El Seoud OA (2015) Imidazole-catalyzed esterification of cellulose in ionic liquid/molecular solvents: a multi-technique approach to probe effects of the medium. Ind Crop Prod 77:180–189

Qi H, Sui X, Yuan J, Wei Y, Zhang L (2010) Electrospinning of cellulose-based fibers from NaOH/urea aqueous system. Macromol Mater Eng 295:695–700

Quan SL, Kang SG, Chin IJ (2010) Characterization of cellulose fibers electrospun using ionic liquid. Cellulose 17:223–230

Roman M, Winter WT (2004) Effect of sulfate groups from sulfuric acid hydrolysis on the thermal degradation behavior of bacterial cellulose. Biomacromolecules 5:1671–1677

Rosa MF, Medeiros ES, Malmonge JA, Gregorski KS, Wood DF, Mattoso LHC, Glenn G, Orts WJ, Imam SH (2010) Cellulose nanowhiskers from coconut husk fibres: effect of preparation conditions on their thermal and morphological behavior. Carbohydr Polym 81:83–92

Rouette H-K (2001) Encyclopedia of textile finishing. Springer, Berlin

Rowland SP, Howley PS (1988) Hydrogen bonding on accessible surfaces of cellulose from various sources and relationship to order within crystalline regions. J Polym Sci Polym Chem 26:1769–1778

Rowland SP, Roberts EJ (1972) The nature of accessible surfaces in the microstructure of cotton cellulose. J Polym Sci Polym Chem 10:2447–2461

Roy D, Semsarilar M, Guthrie JT, Perrier S (2009) Cellulose modification by polymer grafting: a review. Chem Soc Rev 38:2046–2064

Saini S, Belgacem N, Mendes J, Elegir G, Bras J (2015) Contact antimicrobial surface obtained by chemical grafting of microfibrillated cellulose in aqueous solution limiting antibiotic release. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 7:18076–18085

Saini S, Belgacem MN, Salon M-CB, Bras J (2016) Non leaching biomimetic antimicrobial surfaces via surface functionalisation of cellulose nanofibers with aminosilane. Cellulose 23:795–810

Savadekar N, Mhaske S (2012) Synthesis of nano cellulose fibers and effect on thermoplastics starch based films. Carbohydr Polym 89:146–151

Senturk-Ozer S, Gevgilili H, Kalyon DM (2011) Biomass pretreatment strategies via control of rheological behavior of biomass suspensions and reactive twin screw extrusion processing. Bioresour Technol 102:9068–9075

Shafeiei-Sabet S, Hamad WY, Hatzikiriakos SG (2013) Influence of degree of sulfation on the rheology of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions. Rheol Acta 52:741–751

Shatkin JA, Kim B (2015) Cellulose nanomaterials: life cycle risk assessment, and environmental health and safety roadmap. Environ Sci Nano 2:477–499

Shatkin JA, Kim B (2017) Environmental Health and safety of cellulose nanomaterials and composites. In: Kargarzadeh H, Ahmad I, Thomas S, Dufresne A (eds) Handbook of nanocellulose and cellulose nanocomposites. Wiley, Germany, pp 683–729

Shi J, Shi SQ, Barnes HM, Pittman JCU (2011) A chemical process for preparing cellulosic fibers hierarchically from kenaf bast fibers. BioResources 6:879–890

Shi J, Lu L, Guo W, Sun Y, Cao Y (2013) An environment-friendly thermal insulation material from cellulose and plasma modification. J Appl Polym Sci 130:3652–3658

Shin HK, Jeun JP, Kim HB, Kang PH (2012) Isolation of cellulose fibers from kenaf using electron beam. Radiat Phys Chem 81:936–940

Simon I, Glasser L, Scheraga HA, Manley RJ (1988) Structure of cellulose. 2. Low-energy crystalline arrangements. Macromolecules 21:990–998

Singh A, Lou HH, Pike RW, Agboola A, Li X, Hopper JR, Yaws CL (2008) Environmental impact assessment for potential continuous processes for the production of carbon nanotubes. Am J Environ Sci 4:522–534

Siqueira G, Bras J, Dufresne A (2009) New process of chemical grafting of cellulose nanoparticles with a long chain isocyanate. Langmuir 26:402–411

Siqueira G, Bras J, Dufresne A (2010) Cellulosic bionanocomposites: a review of preparation, properties and applications. Polymers 2:728–765

Siró I, Plackett D (2010) Microfibrillated cellulose and new nanocomposite materials: a review. Cellulose 17:459–494

Sonia A, Dasan KP, Alex R (2013) Celluloses microfibres (CMF) reinforced poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) composites: dynamic mechanical, gamma and thermal ageing studies. Chem Eng J 228:1214–1222

Stenstad P, Andresen M, Tanem BS, Stenius P (2008) Chemical surface modifications of microfibrillated cellulose. Cellulose 15:35–45

Šturcová A, Davies GR, Eichhorn SJ (2005) Elastic modulus and stress-transfer properties of tunicate cellulose whiskers. Biomacromolecules 6:1055–1061

Sun B, Zhang M, Hou Q, Liu R, Wu T, Si C (2016) Further characterization of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) preparation from sulfuric acid hydrolysis of cotton fibers. Cellulose 23:439–450

Sundari MT, Ramesh A (2012) Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanofibers from the aquatic weed water hyacinth—Eichhornia crassipes. Carbohydr Polym 87:1701–1705

Suzuki K, Okumura H, Kitagawa K, Sato S, Nakagaito AN, Yano H (2013) Development of continuous process enabling nanofibrillation of pulp and melt compounding. Cellulose 20:201–210

Taipale T, Österberg M, Nykänen A, Ruokolainen J, Laine J (2010) Effect of microfibrillated cellulose and fines on the drainage of kraft pulp suspension and paper strength. Cellulose 17:1005–1020

Tang Y, Shen X, Zhang J, Guo D, Kong F, Zhang N (2015) Extraction of cellulose nano-crystals from old corrugated container fiber using phosphoric acid and enzymatic hydrolysis followed by sonication. Carbohydr Polym 125:360–366

Tee T-T, Sin LT, Gobinath R, Bee S-T, Hui D, Rahmat A, Fang Q (2013) Investigation of nano-size montmorillonite on enhancing polyvinyl alcohol–starch blends prepared via solution cast approach. Compos Part B Eng 47:238–247

Tehrani AD, Neysi E (2013) Surface modification of cellulose nanowhisker throughout graft polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline. Carbohydr Polym 97:98–104

Teng N, Ni J, Chen H, Ren Q, Na H, Liu X, Zhang R, Zhu J (2016) Initiating highly effective hydrolysis of regenerated cellulose by controlling transition of crystal form with sulfolane under microwave radiation. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 4:1507–1511

Teodoro KB, Teixeira EdM, Corrêa AC, Campos AD, Marconcini JM, Mattoso LH (2011) Whiskers de fibra de sisal obtidos sob diferentes condições de hidrólise ácida: efeito do tempo e da temperatura de extração. Polímeros 21:280–285

Thakur VK, Thakur MK (2015) Recent advances in green hydrogels from lignin: a review. Int J Biol Macromol 72:834–847

Tibolla H, Pelissari FM, Menegalli FC (2014) Cellulose nanofibers produced from banana peel by chemical and enzymatic treatment. LWT Food Sci Technol 59:1311–1318

Tingaut P, Zimmermann T, Lopez-Suevos F (2009) Synthesis and characterization of bionanocomposites with tunable properties from poly(lactic acid) and acetylated microfibrillated cellulose. Biomacromolecules 11:454–464

Trache D, Hazwan Hussin M, Haafiz MK, Thakur VK (2017) Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production. Nanoscale 9:1763–1786

Trifol J, Plackett D, Sillard C, Hassager O, Daugaard AE, Bras J, Szabo P (2016) A comparison of partially acetylated nanocellulose, nanocrystalline cellulose, and nanoclay as fillers for high-performance polylactide nanocomposites. J Appl Polym Sci 133. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.43257

Turbak AF, Snyder FW, Sandberg KR (1985) Suspensions containing microfibrillated cellulose. U.S. Patent 4378381A

Walker WC, Bosso CJ, Eckelman M, Isaacs JA, Pourzahedi L (2015) Integrating life cycle assessment into managing potential EHS risks of engineered nanomaterials: reviewing progress to date. J Nanopart Res 17:344–360

Wang B, Sain M (2007) Isolation of nanofibers from soybean source and their reinforcing capability on synthetic polymers. Compos Sci Technol 67:2521–2527

Wang HD, Roeder RD, Whitney RA, Champagne P, Cunningham MF (2015) Graft modification of crystalline nanocellulose by Cu(0)-mediated SET living radical polymerization. J Polym Sci Polym Chem 53:2800–2808

Wang J, Siqueira G, Müller G, Rentsch D, Huch A, Tingaut P, Levalois-Grützmacher J, Grützmacher H (2016) Synthesis of new bis(acyl) phosphane oxide photoinitiators for the surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals. Chem Commun 52:2823–2826

Wei H, Rodriguez K, Renneckar S, Vikesland PJ (2014) Environmental science and engineering applications of nanocellulose-based nanocomposites. Environ Sci Nano 1:302–316

Yahya M, Lee HV, Abd Hamid SB (2015) Preparation of nanocellulose via transition metal salt catalyzed hydrolysis pathway. BioResources 10:7627–7639

Yanamala N, Farcas MT, Hatfield MK, Kisin ER, Kagan VE, Geraci CL, Shvedova AA (2014) In vivo evaluation of the pulmonary toxicity of cellulose nanocrystals: a renewable and sustainable nanomaterial of the future. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2:1691–1698

Yang J, Ye DY (2012) Liquid crystal of nanocellulose whiskers’ grafted with acrylamide. Chin Chem Lett 23:367–370

Yi J, He T, Jiang Z, Li J, Hu C (2013) AlCl3 catalyzed conversion of hemicellulose in corn stover. Chin J Catal 34:2146–2152

Yin Y, Tian X, Jiang X, Wang H, Gao W (2016) Modification of cellulose nanocrystal via SI-ATRP of styrene and the mechanism of its reinforcement of polymethylmethacrylate. Carbohydr Polym 142:206–212

Yu H-Y, Qin Z-Y, Liu Y-N, Chen L, Liu N, Zhou Z (2012) Simultaneous improvement of mechanical properties and thermal stability of bacterial polyester by cellulose nanocrystals. Carbohydr Polym 89:971–978

Yu H, Qin Z, Liang B, Liu N, Zhou Z, Chen L (2013) Facile extraction of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals with a high yield of 93% through hydrochloric acid hydrolysis under hydrothermal conditions. J Mater Chem A 1:3938–3944

Yu J, Wang C, Wang J, Chu F (2016) In situ development of self-reinforced cellulose nanocrystals based thermoplastic elastomers by atom transfer radical polymerization. Carbohydr Polym 141:143–150

Yue Y, Zhou C, French AD, Xia G, Han G, Wang Q, Wu Q (2012) Comparative properties of cellulose nano-crystals from native and mercerized cotton fibers. Cellulose 19:1173–1189

Zainuddin SYZ, Ahmad I, Kargarzadeh H, Abdullah I, Dufresne A (2013) Potential of using multiscale kenaf fibers as reinforcing filler in cassava starch-kenaf biocomposites. Carbohydr Polym 92:2299–2305

Zepič V, Poljanšek I, Oven P, Škapin AS, Hančič A (2015) Effect of drying pretreatment on the acetylation of nanofibrillated cellulose. BioResources 10:8148–8167

Zhang C, Su X, Xiong X, Hu Q, Amartey S, Tan X, Qin W (2016) 60Co-γ radiation-induced changes in the physical and chemical properties of rapeseed straw. Biomass Bioenergy 85:207–214

Zhao M, Li H, Liu W, Guo Y, Chu W (2016) Plasma treatment of paper for protein immobilization on paper-based chemiluminescence immunodevice. Biosens Bioelectron 79:581–588

Zlotorzynski A (1995) The application of microwave radiation to analytical and environmental chemistry. Crit Rev Anal Chem 25:43–76