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01.07.2022 | Original Research

Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals as environmental-friendly and multi-functional additives for bentonite water-based drilling fluids under high-temperature conditions

During the oil and gas drilling engineering, the selection of drilling fluids must take account of the technical and environmental factors. This study investigated the effectiveness of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (denoted as CNCs) as …

01.07.2022 | Original Research

Surface sulfation of crab chitin for anisotropic swelling and nanodispersion

Crab chitin was sulfated under heterogeneous conditions using sulfamic acid in N’N-dimethylformamide to selectively sulfate the microfibril surface. The degree of sulfation followed a first order kinetics assuming a limited available reaction …

01.07.2022 | Original Research

Waterborne polyurethane assembly multifunctional coating for hydrophobic and antibacterial fabrics

Surface modification of fabrics is a powerful strategy that can endow fabrics with desired effects while keeping the intrinsic properties. Herein, an ordinary strategy, dipping-drying based layer-by-layer self-assembly (LbL) coating, is reported …

01.07.2022 | Original Research

The capillary and porous structure of the protein-cellulose complexes of Arctic brown algae Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima

Due to their specific physicochemical, capillary, and porous properties, the cellulosic sorbents from macrophytes have a high number of possible uses. The number of studies of alternative sources of cellulose is nowadays increasing. One of the …

30.06.2022 | Review Paper

Mechanical properties of sugar palm lignocellulosic fibre reinforced polymer composites: a review

The significant reduction in petroleum resources and the growth of global environmental awareness on the use of conventional plastics are the motivating factors to accept natural fibres as green materials. Lignocellulosic fibre-reinforced polymer …