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Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation

Among many other sustainable functional nanomaterials, nanocellulose is drawing increasing interest for use in environmental remediation technologies due to its numerous unique properties and functionalities. Nanocellulose is usually derived from the disintegration of naturally occurring polymers or...

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Autores principales: Shak, Katrina Pui Yee, Pang, Yean Ling, Mah, Shee Keat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30345212
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.232
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description Among many other sustainable functional nanomaterials, nanocellulose is drawing increasing interest for use in environmental remediation technologies due to its numerous unique properties and functionalities. Nanocellulose is usually derived from the disintegration of naturally occurring polymers or produced by the action of bacteria. In this review, some invigorating perspectives on the challenges, future direction, and updates on the most relevant uses of nanocellulose in environmental remediation are discussed. The reported applications and properties of nanocellulose as an adsorbent, photocatalyst, flocculant, and membrane are reviewed in particular. However, additional effort will be required to implement and commercialize nanocellulose as a viable nanomaterial for remediation technologies. In this regard, the main challenges and limitations in working with nanocellulose-based materials are identified in an effort to improve the development and efficient use of nanocellulose in environmental remediation.
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spelling pubmed-61768222018-10-19 Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation Shak, Katrina Pui Yee Pang, Yean Ling Mah, Shee Keat Beilstein J Nanotechnol Review Among many other sustainable functional nanomaterials, nanocellulose is drawing increasing interest for use in environmental remediation technologies due to its numerous unique properties and functionalities. Nanocellulose is usually derived from the disintegration of naturally occurring polymers or produced by the action of bacteria. In this review, some invigorating perspectives on the challenges, future direction, and updates on the most relevant uses of nanocellulose in environmental remediation are discussed. The reported applications and properties of nanocellulose as an adsorbent, photocatalyst, flocculant, and membrane are reviewed in particular. However, additional effort will be required to implement and commercialize nanocellulose as a viable nanomaterial for remediation technologies. In this regard, the main challenges and limitations in working with nanocellulose-based materials are identified in an effort to improve the development and efficient use of nanocellulose in environmental remediation. Beilstein-Institut 2018-09-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6176822/ /pubmed/30345212 http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.232 Text en Copyright © 2018, Shak et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/termsThis is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Please note that the reuse, redistribution and reproduction in particular requires that the authors and source are credited. The license is subject to the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology terms and conditions: (https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/terms)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30345212
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