Fulfilling the industrial potential of nanocellulose
Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2024
Overpromising
has
been
a
constant
trait
of
the
nanosciences,
and
case
nanocellulose
makes
no
exception.
Regardless
substantial
academic
industrial
research
efforts
re-started
in
early
2000s,
global
production
2018
amounted
to
less
than
40,000
tonnes,
chiefly
form
microfibrillated
cellulose
for
low
value
utilization
paper
cardboard
products.
Since
2000s
market
analysts
regularly
estimate
large
annual
growth
rates
that
so
far
never
materialized.
Besides
replacement
conventional
methods
with
economically
viable
green
chemistry
processes,
fulfilling
potential
requires
learn
from
hype
technology
phase.
Язык: Английский
Cavitation as a zero-waste circular economy process to convert citrus processing waste into biopolymers in high demand
Опубликована: Май 13, 2024
Acoustic
cavitation
applied
to
untreated
citrus
processing
waste
converts
it
in
one
pot
highly
bioactive
“IntegroPectin”
pectin
and
micronized
cellulose
“CytroCell”
of
low
crystallinity.
Starting
from
pigmented
sweet
orange
(Citrus
sinensis)
biowaste,
we
use
an
industrial
sonicator
demonstrate
the
general
viability
carried
out
water
only
as
a
zero-waste
circular
economy
process
convert
abundant
agro-industrial
two
biopolymers
high
increasing
demand
for
multiple
applications.
Язык: Английский