Nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from discarded cigarette filters.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.08.008
Abstract: We report the isolation of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) produced from discarded cigarette filters (DCF). The DCF were processed into cellulose via ethanolic extraction, hypochlorite bleaching, alkaline deacetylation, and then converted into NCC by sulfuric acid… read more here.
Keywords: cigarette filters; cellulose isolated; nanocrystalline cellulose; freeze dried ... See more keywords