Cellulose-Based Nanocomposite Films
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2018) | Viewed by 192
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biopolymers; biocomposites; bio-based nanoparticles; natural fibers; nanocomposites; crystallization; thermo-mechanical properties and films properties
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In our modern society, polymer films play a significant role in various sectors ranging from biomedical, building to packaging industries. Combining a polymeric matrix with nanomaterial has allowed developing new materials referred as to polymer-based nanocomposite with significant improvement of their properties. However, the large-scale consumption of petroleum-based polymer nanocomposite has generated serious environmental concerns. Consequently, it is not surprising that during the last 10 to 20 years, research aimed at using cellulose, an abundant and renewable material, as an alternative to non-renewable polymers for films industries, has exploded. Moreover, cellulose is well known to contain nano-sized structures, better referred to as nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) or cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), with outstanding properties. Combining NFCs or CNCs with bio-based polymers has allowed creating cellulose-based nanocomposites films with impressive and diverse range of properties.
This Special Issue aims at publishing the latest advances, developments, trends and challenges on cellulose-based nanocomposite films. Brand-new original research, as well as review papers dealing with green extraction and surface modification, characterization, nanocomposites films preparation, melt processing and processing-structure-property relationships characterization are welcomed.
Dr. Said ElkounGuest Editor
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Keywords
- nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC)
- cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)
- surface modification
- cellulose films
- nanocomposite films
- films preparation
- thermomechanical properties
- melt processing
- processing-structure-property relationships
- end-use properties
