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Harnessing Nature's Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences

A. G. N. Sofiah
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J. Pasupuleti
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M. Samykano
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K. Kadirgama
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S. P. Koh
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S. K. Tiong
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A. K. Pandey
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C.T. Yaw
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S. K. Natarajan
Version 1 : Received: 30 May 2023 / Approved: 31 May 2023 / Online: 31 May 2023 (08:14:34 CEST)

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Sofiah, A.G.N.; Pasupuleti, J.; Samykano, M.; Kadirgama, K.; Koh, S.P.; Tiong, S.K.; Pandey, A.K.; Yaw, C.T.; Natarajan, S.K. Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences. Polymers 2023, 15, 3044. Sofiah, A.G.N.; Pasupuleti, J.; Samykano, M.; Kadirgama, K.; Koh, S.P.; Tiong, S.K.; Pandey, A.K.; Yaw, C.T.; Natarajan, S.K. Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences. Polymers 2023, 15, 3044.

Abstract

Primary materials supply is the heart for engineering and sciences; depletion of natural resources and an increase in the human population by a billion in 13 to 15 years pose a critical concern on the sustainability of the materials. Therefore, functionalizing renewable materials, such as nanocellulose, possibly exploiting its properties for various practical applications, has been undertaken worldwide. Nanocellulose has emerged as a dominant green natural material with attractive and tailorable physicochemical properties, renewable, sustainable, biocompatibility, and tunable surface properties. Nanocellulose is derived from cellulose, the most abundant polymer in nature with remarkable properties of nanomaterials. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the methods used for nanocellulose preparation, structure-property and processing-property correlations, and the application of nanocellulose and its nanocomposite materials. This article differentiates the classification of nanocellulose, provides a brief account of the production methods that have been developed for isolating nanocellulose, highlights a range of unique properties of nanocellulose that have been extracted from different kinds of experiments and studies; and elaborates on nanocellulose potential applications in various areas. The present review is anticipated to provide the readers regarding the progress and knowledge related to nanocellulose. Pushing the boundaries of nanocellulose further into cutting edge applications will be of particular interest for the future, especially as cost-effective commercial sources of nanocellulose continue to emerge.

Keywords

Nanocellulose; Cellulose Nanofibrils; Cellulose Nanocrystals; Bacterial Nanocellulose; Energy Storage

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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