PAPERmaking! FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF PAPER TECHNOLOGY Volume 4, Number 1, 2018
concern organizational productivity, machinery, manpower, in addition to environmental effects (air, waste, and sewage) to increase Green Productivity in paper-making industry. MOULDED FIBRE Prospects for Replacement of Some Plastics in Packaging with Lignocellulose Materials: A Brief Review, Yanqun Su et al , BioResources , Vol 13 (2). There has been increasing concern regarding environmental problems arising from the widespread use of petroleum-based plastic materials for packaging. Many efforts have been made to develop sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials to replace plastic products. The current review summarizes recent research progress in developing cellulose packaging materials to replace plastics used for cushioning and barrier packaging functions based on pulp fibers, cellulose nanofibers, and regenerated cellulose films to benefit from their renewability, sustainability and biodegradability. Production of Biomass Fiber Packaging Material by Microwave Foaming Method, Hao Sun et al , Materials Science Forum , Vol.916. In recent years, the production and application of plastic planting tray is subject to more restrictions, many scholars at domestic and abroad are actively to develop biodegradable biomass packaging materials. Based on these analysis and summarization, make use of treated sludge, waste paper fibres and industrial waste wood chips as raw materials, adding other environmental protection additives to prepare a kind of biomass foaming material which has low quality, low density and good mechanical properties. NANO-SCIENCE Preparation and characterization of tree-like cellulose nanofiber membranes via the electrospinning method, Kai Zhang et al , Carbohydrate Polymers , Vol.183. A novel tree-like cellulose nanofiber membrane was controllably fabricated via the electrospinning method by adding certain amount of tetra butyl ammonium chloride (TBAC) into the cellulose acetate solution followed by a deacetylation treatment process. The morphological structure, material structure and air filtration performance of both the cellulose and the cellulose acetate tree-like nanofiber membranes were characterized. A novel enzymatic approach to nanocrystalline cellulose preparation, Carbohydrate Polymers, Facundo Beltramino et al , Carbohydrate Polymers , Vol.189. In this work, conditions for an enzymatic pretreatment prior to NCC isolation from cotton linter were assessed. Different cellulase doses and reaction times were studied within an experimental design and NCC were obtained. Evidence presented in this work would reduce the use of harsh sulfuric acid generating a cleaner stream of profitable oligosaccharides. Production of nanofibrillated cellulose with superior water redispersibility from lime residues via a chemical-free process, Saranya Jongaroontaprangsee et al , Carbohydrate Polymers , Vol.193. Water removal during drying of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) generally results in the formation of hydrogen bonds between fibres, leading to irreversible fibre agglomeration and hence their poor water redispersibility. The feasibility of using lime residues after juice extraction to produce dried NFC possessing superior redispersibility was here investigated. A comparative study on the preparation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals with various polymorphs, Jie Gong et al , Carbohydrate Polymers , Vol.195. Polymorphic changes of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are strongly associated
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