XRD investigation of mechanical properties of cellulose microfibrils in S1 and S3 layers of thermally modified wood under tensile loading
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DOI: 10.1007/s00226-021-01263-z
Abstract: This research examines the effect of thermal modification on the mechanical properties of the soft wood cell wall in order to clarify the relationship between the micro-level behavior (cellulose microfibrils) and macro-level behavior (bulk wood).… read more here.
Keywords: cellulose microfibrils; bulk wood; microfibrils layers; thermal modification ... See more keywords
Bio-sourced porous cellulose microfibrils from coffee pulp for wastewater treatment
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DOI: 10.1007/s10570-019-02344-w
Abstract: The present work describes the production of novel highly hydrated cellulose microfibrils (CMFs) with unique morphology from coffee pulp waste using specific chemical treatments. The as-produced CMFs were successfully characterized and then used as an… read more here.
Keywords: coffee pulp; adsorption; bio sourced; cellulose microfibrils ... See more keywords
Effects of thermal modification on the mechanical properties of the wood cell wall of soft wood: behavior of S2 cellulose microfibrils under tensile loading
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DOI: 10.1007/s10853-020-04346-7
Abstract: This report examines the effects of thermal modification on the mechanical properties of soft wood, at the cell wall level, to clarify how micro-level behavior (cellulose) relates with macro-level behavior (bulk wood). Both level behaviors… read more here.
Keywords: thermal modification; cellulose microfibrils; wood; behavior ... See more keywords
Intrinsic twist in Iβ cellulose microfibrils by tight-binding objective boundary calculations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115624
Abstract: Objective boundary conditions are used to simulate at the atomistic scale cellulose Iβ microfibrils. The method enables for the first time a direct calculation of the structural twist from a self-consistent charge density-functional-based tight-binding description… read more here.
Keywords: tight binding; hydrogen; objective boundary; cellulose microfibrils ... See more keywords
Nanoscale Observation of Microfibril Swelling and Dissolution in Ionic Liquids
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DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03269
Abstract: Ionic liquids (ILs) are widely used for biomass pretreatment because of their excellent dissolving capacity. The efficient and economical use of ILs in pretreatment greatly depends on revealing the underlying mechanism of biomass dissolution. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: microfibril swelling; observation microfibril; nanoscale observation; cellulose microfibrils ... See more keywords
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Cellulose Microfibrils from Reconstituted Cellulose Synthase1[OPEN]
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DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00619
Abstract: Liposome-reconstituted, heterologously expressed cellulose synthases contribute to primary/secondary plant cell walls synthesized the glucan chains that assembled into cellulose microfibrils. Cellulose, the major component of plant cell walls, can be converted to bioethanol and is… read more here.
Keywords: plant; cell walls; glucan chains; cellulose microfibrils ... See more keywords
Studies on Numerical Buckling Analysis of Cellulose Microfibrils Reinforced Polymer Composites
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DOI: 10.3390/ma16030894
Abstract: Scientists are drawn to the new green composites because they may demonstrate qualities that are comparable to those of composites made of synthetic fibers due to concerns about environmental contamination. In this work, the potential… read more here.
Keywords: buckling analysis; cellulose microfibrils; numerical buckling; green composite ... See more keywords