Tailorable cellulose II nanocrystals (CNC II) prepared in mildly acidic lithium bromide trihydrate (MALBTH)
Ning Li, Huiyang Bian, J. Y. Zhu, Peter N. Ciesielski, Xuejun Pan
Abstract
Cellulose II nanocrystals were prepared from bleached kraft pulp<italic>via</italic>simultaneous hydrolysis of disordered cellulose and polymorph transformation in mildly acidic lithium bromide trihydrate followed by ammonium persulfate oxidation.
Topics & Concepts
CelluloseAmmonium persulfateAmmonium bromideKraft processLithium bromideChemistryHydrolysisBromideLithium (medication)AmmoniumPolymer chemistryInorganic chemistryNuclear chemistryOrganic chemistryKraft paperMaterials sciencePolymerPolymerizationPulmonary surfactantEndocrinologyComposite materialBiochemistryMedicinePhysicsHeat exchangerThermodynamicsAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass Conversion