Open AccessNanocelluloses: Sustainable Design for the Direct Fabrication and Highly Versatile Functionalization of Nanocelluloses (Global Challenges 7/2017)
Author(s) -
Afewerki Samson,
Alimohammadzadeh Rana,
Osong Sinke H.,
Tai CheukWai,
Engstrand Per,
Córdova Armando
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
global challenges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2056-6646
DOI - 10.1002/gch2.201770051
Subject(s) - surface modification , nanocellulose , nanotechnology , nanomaterials , materials science , cellulosic ethanol , fabrication , cellulose , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A sustainable concept for the scalable direct fabrication and functionalization of nanocellulose with reduced energy consumption is disclosed. A central part is the use of small organic molecules as catalysts and mediators for the production and subsequent versatile surface modification of the cellulosic nanomaterials with catalysts, biologically active, fluorescent and hydrophobic molecules. More information can be found in in article number 1700045 by Samson Afewerki, Rana Alimohammadzadeh, Sinke H. Osong, Cheuk‐Wai Tai, Per Engstrand, and Armando Córdova*.