Cellulose microfibrils from banana farming residues: isolation and characterization

By R. Zuluaga, J. Putaux, A. Restrepo, I. Mondragon, P. Gañán. 2007

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Sugarcane bagasse whiskers: Extraction and characterizations (2011, background): “the production of nano-sized cellulose-like microfibrils, such as banana residues (Zuluaga et al., 2007) and wheat straw (Alemdar andSain, 2008) andnanofibrils fromcassavabagasse (Teixeira et al.”
Cellulose nanofibers produced from banana peel by chemical and mechanical treatments: Characterization and cytotoxicity assessment (2018, background): “Zuluaga, Putaux, Restrepo, Mondragon, and Ga~n an (2007) isolated CNFs from banana rachis and observed long and slender nanofibers, individualized or associated into bundles.”
Effect of sugar palm nanofibrillated cellulose concentrations on morphological, mechanical and physical properties of biodegradable films based on agro-waste sugar palm (Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr) starch (2019, background): “The resulting diameters for SPNFCs were in agreement with the average diameter of other agro-residue sources, such as banana (5 nm) [45], flax fibre (5 nm) [46] and potato tuber cell (5 nm) [47].”
Cellulose nanofibers from white and naturally colored cotton fibers (2010, background): “2008), banana residues (Zuluaga et al. 2007; Cherian et al. 2008), hemp (Bhatnagar and Sain 2005) and microcrystalline cellulose (Wang et al.”
Comparison of the characteristics of cellulose microfibril aggregates of wood, rice straw and potato tuber (2009, background): “Many researchers are now tackling the isolation of nanosized cellulose whiskers and fibers from plant sources along with their efforts to utilize the nano elements (Dufresne et al. 1997; Dinand et al. 1999; Dufresne and Vignon 1998; Zhao et al. 2007; Abe et al. 2007; Zuluaga et al. 2007; Alemdar a”
NANOCELLULOSE FROM RICE HUSK FOLLOWING ALKALINE TREATMENT TO REMOVE SILICA (2011, background): “These nanofibers have been shown to be useful as new reinforcing agents in the production of nanocomposites (Faria et al. 2006; Zuluaga et al. 2007).”
Cellulose microfibrils from banana rachis: effect of alkaline treatments on structural and morphological features. (2009, background): “Zuluaga et al. / Carbohydrate Polymers 76 (2009) 51–59”
Nanofibrillated cellulose: surface modification and potential applications (2013, background): “A wide variety of non-woody plant have been studied for the extraction of NFC, including cotton [27], ramie [28], sisal [29], flax [30], abaca [26], wheat straw [31, 32], potato tubers [33], sugar beet pulp [34], banana rachis [35], bagasse [36], palm tree [37] etc.”