Cellulose Nanocrystals : Properties, Production and Applications.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (332 pages)
- Wiley Series in Renewable Resource Series .
- Wiley Series in Renewable Resource Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 New Frontiers for Material Development and the Challenge of Nanotechnology -- 1.1 Perspectives on Nanotechnology -- 1.2 Societal Ramifications of Nanotechnology -- 1.3 Bio-inspired Material Development: The Case for Cellulose Nanocrystals -- 1.4 A Glance at Bio-inspired Hierarchical Materials -- 1.5 Concluding Thoughts -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Assembly and Structure in Native Cellulosic Fibers -- 2.1 Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Cellulose Molecule -- 2.1.1 The Origin of Cellulose -- 2.1.2 The Chemistry of Cellulose -- 2.1.3 The Physics of Cellulose -- 2.2 Morphology and Structure of Native Cellulosic Fibers -- 2.3 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Native Cellulosic Fibers -- 2.3.1 Anisotropy of the Fiber Cell Wall -- 2.3.2 Mechanical Properties of Cellulosic Fibers -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Hydrolytic Extraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Liberation of CNCs Using Acid Hydrolysis -- 3.3 Reaction Kinetics of CNC Extraction -- 3.3.1 Effects of H2SO4 Hydrolysis Conditions and Sulfation on CNC Yield of Extraction -- 3.3.2 H2SO4 Hydrolysis Reproducibility and Yield Optimization -- 3.3.3 Commentary on Hydrochloric Acid-Hydrolyzed CNCs -- 3.3.4 CNC Stability and Post H2SO4-Hydrolysis Aging -- 3.4 Processing Considerations for Sustainable and Economical Manufacture of CNCs -- 3.5 Micro/Nano Cellulosics Other Than CNCs -- 3.5.1 Microfibrillated Cellulose -- 3.5.2 Microcrystalline Cellulose -- 3.5.3 Bacterial Cellulose -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals -- 4.1 Morphological Characteristics of CNCs -- 4.2 Structural Organization of CNCs -- 4.3 Solid-State Characteristics of CNCs -- 4.3.1 X-Ray Diffractometric Analysis of CNCs -- 4.3.2 CNCs Phase Structure Based on SS-NMR. 4.3.3 Concluding Remarks -- 4.4 CNCs Chiral Nematic Phase Properties -- 4.4.1 Ionic Strength Effect on Chiral Phase Separation -- 4.4.2 Temperature Effect on Chiral Phase Separation -- 4.4.3 Suspension Concentration Effect on Chiral Phase Separation -- 4.4.4 Magnetic Field Effect on Chiral Phase Separation -- 4.4.5 Sonication Effect on Physicochemical Properties -- 4.5 Shear Rheology of CNC Aqueous Suspensions -- 4.5.1 Basic Rheological Behavior of CNC Aqueous Suspensions -- 4.5.2 Sonication Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNCs Suspensions -- 4.5.3 Concentration Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions -- 4.5.4 Temperature Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions -- 4.5.5 CNCs Surface Charge Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions -- 4.5.6 Ionic Strength Effects on the Microstructure and Rheological Properties of CNC Suspensions -- 4.5.7 Aging and Yielding Characteristics of CNC Suspensions -- 4.5.8 Concluding Remarks -- 4.6 Thermal Stability of CNCs -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Applications of Cellulose Nanocrystals -- 5.1 Prelude -- 5.2 The Reinforcing Potential of CNCs in Polymer Nanocomposites -- 5.2.1 Basic Concepts in Composites -- 5.2.2 Generic Methods for Surface Functionalization -- 5.2.3 Why CNCs for Reinforcement? -- 5.2.4 Performance of CNCs in Compatible Polymer Systems -- 5.2.5 Nanocomposites Prepared by Postpolymerization Compounding of CNCs and Thermoplastic Polymers -- 5.2.6 Controlling Nanocomposite Crystallinity and Plasticity via In Situ Polymerization Methodologies in the Presence of CNCs -- 5.2.7 CNCs in Thermosetting Polymers: Tailoring Cross‐Linking Density and Toughness -- 5.2.8 Comments on Modeling the Mechanical Response of CNC‐Reinforced Nanocomposites -- 5.2.9 Conclusions and Critical Insights. 5.3 CNC-Stabilized Emulsions, Gels, and Hydrogels -- 5.3.1 Pickering Emulsions -- 5.3.2 High Internal Phase Emulsions -- 5.3.3 pH-Responsive Gels and Flocculants -- 5.3.4 Hydrogels -- 5.4 Controlled Self-Assembly of Functional Cellulosic Materials -- 5.4.1 Flexible CNC Films with Tunable Optical Properties -- 5.4.2 Mesoporous Photonic Cellulose Films -- 5.5 Toward Bio-inspired Photonic and Electronic Materials -- 5.5.1 Mesoporous Photonic Materials from Cellulose Nanomaterial Liquid Crystal Templates -- 5.5.2 Actuators and Sensors -- 5.5.3 Sustainable Electronics Based on CNCs -- 5.5.4 Conclusions and Outlook -- 5.6 CNCs in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals -- 5.7 Environmental, Health, and Safety Considerations of CNCs -- 5.8 Perspectives and Challenges -- Notes -- Epilogue-The Never-Ending Evolution of Scientific Insights -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Supplemental Images -- EULA.