High performance green barriers based on nanocellulose
By Sandeep S. Nair, J. Zhu, Yulin Deng, A. Ragauskas. 2014
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With the increasing environmental concerns such as sustainability and end-of-life disposal challenges, materials derived from renewable resources such as nanocellulose have been strongly advocated as potential replacements for packaging materials. Nanocellulose can be extracted from various plant resources through mechanical and chemical ways. Nanocellulose with its nanoscale dimensions, high crystalline nature, and the ability to form hydrogen bonds resulting in strong network makes it very hard for the molecules to pass through, suggesting excellent barrier properties associated with films made from these material. This review paper aim to summarize the recent developments in various barrier films based on nanocellulose with special focus on oxygen and water vapor barrier properties.Graphical abstractDense network and increased tortuosity formed by cellulose nanomaterial creates a high barrier for the migration of gas molecules within the films.
Subfields: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering
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- Commercial application of cellulose nano-composites – A review (2019, background): “Nanocellulose have some exceptional properties such as nanoscale dimension with gas and water barrier properties, which can be successfully utilized for developing nanocomposite films with strong building network for the penetrant molecules to pass through [75].”
- Materials chemistry and the futurist eco-friendly applications of nanocellulose: Status and prospect (2018, unknown): “Various coating techniques, electrospinning, Vacuum purifica-tion, can be employed widely to generate membranes [253,254].”