Wet esterification of never-dried cellulose: a simple process to surface-acetylated cellulose nanofibers
Marco Beaumont, Stefan Winklehner, Stefan Veigel, Norbert Mundigler, Wolfgang Gindl‐Altmutter, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Abstract
The here-introduced concept of the wet esterification enables direct modification of never-dried cellulose fibres in aqueous media and is a straight-forward and sustainable avenue towards surface-acetylated cellulose nanofibers.
Topics & Concepts
CelluloseNanofiberAcetylationChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryProcess (computing)Polymer scienceMaterials scienceComposite materialBiochemistryComputer scienceEngineeringOperating systemGeneAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics