Special Issue "Advances in Nanocrystalline Cellulose and Their Applications"

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Alessandra Operamolla
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Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi, 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: organometallic cross-coupling methodologies for the synthesis of organic semiconductors; small molecules and macromolecular materials; materials for self-assembling and organic–biological hybrids; synthetic strategies for the functionalization of nanocrystalline cellulose to enable new technological applications of old and new material
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Dear Colleagues,

Nanocellulose offers intriguing opportunities of application in various fields of materials and chemical sciences. First isolated in the 1950’ as cellulose nanocrystals, our scientific community has recently discovered the great potentialities of nanocellulose forms, such as microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), including their use in paper and nanopaper forming, coating technologies, drug delivery, nanophotonics, charge storage, bioremediation, biocatalysis and catalysis.

At first, nanocellulose, such as CNCs and NFC, has attracted much interest as an old-and-new renewable material that possesses high values of strength and toughness, making it competitive with synthetic but less sustainable materials, such as ceramics, Kevlar and carbon fibers. Furthermore, additional properties, such as high specific surface area, barrier properties and the possibility of chemical functionalization, have made the potentialities of nanocellulose much more appealing.

For this Special Issue, we aim to receive and publish the latest outstanding research on the topic of nanocellulose extraction, production and application in novel and appealing technologies, including, but not limited to, the fields of paper and pulping processes, coating technologies, application in medicine and nanomedicine, tissue engineering, catalysis and biocatalysis, water filtration and optoelectronics.

We kindly invite you to submit a manuscript(s) for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Alessandra Operamolla
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • nanocrystalline cellulose
  • CNC
  • NFC
  • MFC
  • nanocellulose
  • paper
  • cellulose nanofibrils
  • cellulose microfibrils

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Design and Development of Cellulosic Bionanocomposites from Forestry Waste Residues for 3D Printing Applications
Materials 2021, 14(13), 3462; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133462 - 22 Jun 2021
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This paper deals with the development of cellulose nanofibres (CNFs) reinforced biopolymers for use in packaging applications. Cellulose nanofibres were extracted from sawdust by a combination of chemical and mechanical treatments. The extracted cellulose nanofibres were chemically modified (fCNFs) and characterised by Fourier [...] Read more.
This paper deals with the development of cellulose nanofibres (CNFs) reinforced biopolymers for use in packaging applications. Cellulose nanofibres were extracted from sawdust by a combination of chemical and mechanical treatments. The extracted cellulose nanofibres were chemically modified (fCNFs) and characterised by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Bionanocomposites were prepared from biopolymers polylactic acid/polybutylene succinate (PLA/PBS) and cellulose nanofibres by compounding in a twin-screw extruder followed by injection moulding. The developed bionanocomposites were subjected to mechanical and thermal characterisation. As part of product development, CNF-biopolymer pellets were also extruded into filaments which were then 3D printed into prototypes. This work is a successful demonstration of conversion of waste residues into value-added products, which is aligned to the principles of circular economy and sustainable development. Full article
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