TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding Nanocellulose-Water Interactions
T2 - Turning a Detriment into an Asset
AU - Solhi, Laleh
AU - Guccini, Valentina
AU - Heise, Katja
AU - Solala, Iina
AU - Niinivaara, Elina
AU - Xu, Wenyang
AU - Mihhels, Karl
AU - Kröger, Marcel
AU - Meng, Zhuojun
AU - Wohlert, Jakob
AU - Tao, Han
AU - Cranston, Emily D.
AU - Kontturi, Eero
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the community at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems at Aalto University for constructive discussions with numerous colleagues. K.H., W.X., and V.G. acknowledge the postdoctoral grants received from the Academy of Finland (grant numbers 333905, 349109, and 347219, respectively). This work is a part of FinnCERES Bioeconomy cluster, funded by the Academy of Finland.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
PY - 2023/3/8
Y1 - 2023/3/8
N2 - Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable materials applications. Water is generally seen as a detrimental component when in contact with nanocellulose-based materials, just like it is harmful for traditional cellulosic materials such as paper or cardboard. However, water is an integral component in plants, and many applications of nanocellulose already accept the presence of water or make use of it. This review gives a comprehensive account of nanocellulose-water interactions and their repercussions in all key areas of contemporary research: fundamental physical chemistry, chemical modification of nanocellulose, materials applications, and analytical methods to map the water interactions and the effect of water on a nanocellulose matrix.
AB - Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable materials applications. Water is generally seen as a detrimental component when in contact with nanocellulose-based materials, just like it is harmful for traditional cellulosic materials such as paper or cardboard. However, water is an integral component in plants, and many applications of nanocellulose already accept the presence of water or make use of it. This review gives a comprehensive account of nanocellulose-water interactions and their repercussions in all key areas of contemporary research: fundamental physical chemistry, chemical modification of nanocellulose, materials applications, and analytical methods to map the water interactions and the effect of water on a nanocellulose matrix.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00611
DO - 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00611
M3 - Review Article or Literature Review
AN - SCOPUS:85147442731
SN - 0009-2665
VL - 123
SP - 1925
EP - 2015
JO - Chemical Reviews
JF - Chemical Reviews
IS - 5
ER -