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Nanocellulose Materials. Fabrication and Industrial Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

  • Book

  • January 2022
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5390283

Nanocellulose Materials: Fabrication and Industrial Applications focuses on the practices, distribution and applications of cellulose at the nanoscale. The book delivers recent advancements, highlights new perspectives and generic approaches on the rational use of nanocellulose, and includes sustainability advantages over conventional sources towards green and sustainable industrial developments. The topics and sub-topics are framed to cover all key features of cellulose, from extraction to technological evolution.

Nanocellulose has great potential due to its versatility and numerous applications, including the potential role of nanocellulose scaffold derivatives towards active involvement in the energy sector, chemical sensing, catalysis, food industry and anti-bacterial coatings towards land, agricultural and aquatic systems.

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Table of Contents

1. Bacterial cellulose nanofibers for separation, drug delivery, wound dressing, and tissue engineering applications 2. Industrial-scale fabrication and functionalization of nanocellulose 3. Nanocellulose in packaging industry 4. Nanocellulose hybrid systems: Carriers of active compounds and aerogel/ cryogel applications 5. Recent developments of bacterial nanocellulose porous scaffolds in biomedical applications 6. Characteristic features and functions of nanocellulose for its feasible application in textile industry 7. Nanocellulose in plastic industry 8. Nanocellulose in the sports industry 9. Uses of nanocellulose in the environment industry 10. Application of nanocellulose as nanotechnology in water purification 11. Cellulose-imidazole engineering hybrid materials/membrane for energy storage 12. Nanocellulose in electronics and electrical industry 13. Nanocellulose in paper and wood industry 14. Environmental, legal, health, and safety issue of nanocellulose 15. Integration of geospatial technology for mapping of algae: An economical perspective for assessing nanocellulose

Authors

Ramesh Oraon Assistant Professor, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe, India. Ramesh Oraon is an Assistant Professor (Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe, India. His research areas are synthesis, functionalization, characterization of carbon materials, metal oxides, polymers and their electrochemical analysis for applications in energy storage, sensors, etc. Deepak Rawtani School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Deepak Rawtani is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean of the School of Pharmacy at the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar, India. His research focuses on forensic nanobiotechnology, particularly the interaction of DNA with nanoparticles and the functionalization of halloysite nanotubes for environmental applications, drug delivery, and enzyme immobilization. In his field of research, Dr. Rawtani has published more than 75 scientific papers and manuals with reputable international journals. He not only conducts research but also serves as a NABL-empowered Technical Assessor (ISO/IEC 17025). Pardeep Singh School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan-Oachghat-Kumarhatti Highway, Bajhol, Himachal Pradesh, India. Pardeep Singh is Professor and Head at the School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, India. He is specialized in physical chemistry and heads a lab of research scholars who work on photocatalysis with the aim of generating new knowledge on graphene-based photocatalytic materials and processes to develop novel de-pollution treatments with enhanced efficiency and pilot-scale applicability. He is also exploring the generation of bio-waste material-based activated carbon for adsorption-based removal of aqueous phase pollutants. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 150 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.