Self-Fibrillating Cellulose Fibers: Rapid In Situ Nanofibrillation to Prepare Strong, Transparent, and Gas Barrier Nanopapers
Yunus Can Görür, Per A. Larsson, Lars Wågberg
Abstract
at 50% RH were measured for SFF nanopapers. Furthermore, in situ nanofibrillation of the SFFs can also be achieved from already dried papers, facilitating numerous possibilities in terms of logistics and handling for an industrial scale-up and transportation of nanomaterials. Overall, stimuli-induced SFFs indeed enable a rapid production of strong, transparent, gas barrier nanopapers, which likely can be industrially scaled up and eventually compete with the oil-based plastics in the market for packaging materials.
Topics & Concepts
NanocelluloseCelluloseUltimate tensile strengthIn situMaterials scienceDewateringChemical engineeringBacterial celluloseLigninTransmittanceAgglomerateComposite materialPulp and paper industryChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringOptoelectronicsGeotechnical engineeringAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging