Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences
Primary material supply is the heart of engineering and sciences. The depletion of natural resources and an increase in the human population by a billion in 13 to 15 years pose a critical concern regarding the sustainability of these materials; therefore, functionalizing renewable materials, such as...
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| author | Abd Ghafar Nurhanis Sofiah Jagadeesh Pasupuleti Mahendran Samykano Kumaran Kadirgama Siaw Paw Koh Sieh Kieh Tiong Adarsh Kumar Pandey Chong Tak Yaw Sendhil Kumar Natarajan |
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| description | Primary material supply is the heart of engineering and sciences. The depletion of natural resources and an increase in the human population by a billion in 13 to 15 years pose a critical concern regarding the sustainability of these materials; therefore, functionalizing renewable materials, such as nanocellulose, by possibly exploiting their properties for various practical applications, has been undertaken worldwide. Nanocellulose has emerged as a dominant green natural material with attractive and tailorable physicochemical properties, is renewable and sustainable, and shows biocompatibility and tunable surface properties. Nanocellulose is derived from cellulose, the most abundant polymer in nature with the remarkable properties of nanomaterials. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the methods used for nanocellulose preparation, structure–property and structure–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 with the progress and knowledge related to nanocellulose. Pushing the boundaries of nanocellulose further into cutting-edge applications will be of particular interest in the future, especially as cost-effective commercial sources of nanocellulose continue to emerge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2e7bf3fcd3e4481aa907e449b045eab2023-11-18T21:02:33ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602023-07-011514304410.3390/polym15143044Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and SciencesAbd Ghafar Nurhanis Sofiah0Jagadeesh Pasupuleti1Mahendran Samykano2Kumaran Kadirgama3Siaw Paw Koh4Sieh Kieh Tiong5Adarsh Kumar Pandey6Chong Tak Yaw7Sendhil Kumar Natarajan8Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaCentre for Research in Advanced Fluid and Processes, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang 26300, Pahang, MalaysiaCentre for Research in Advanced Fluid and Processes, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang 26300, Pahang, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaResearch Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, No. 5, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya 47500, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaSolar Energy Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, University of Puducherry, Karaikal 609609, IndiaPrimary material supply is the heart of engineering and sciences. The depletion of natural resources and an increase in the human population by a billion in 13 to 15 years pose a critical concern regarding the sustainability of these materials; therefore, functionalizing renewable materials, such as nanocellulose, by possibly exploiting their properties for various practical applications, has been undertaken worldwide. Nanocellulose has emerged as a dominant green natural material with attractive and tailorable physicochemical properties, is renewable and sustainable, and shows biocompatibility and tunable surface properties. Nanocellulose is derived from cellulose, the most abundant polymer in nature with the remarkable properties of nanomaterials. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the methods used for nanocellulose preparation, structure–property and structure–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 with the progress and knowledge related to nanocellulose. Pushing the boundaries of nanocellulose further into cutting-edge applications will be of particular interest in the future, especially as cost-effective commercial sources of nanocellulose continue to emerge.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/14/3044nanocellulosecellulose nanofibrilscellulose nanocrystalsbacterial nanocelluloseenergy storage |
| spellingShingle | Abd Ghafar Nurhanis Sofiah Jagadeesh Pasupuleti Mahendran Samykano Kumaran Kadirgama Siaw Paw Koh Sieh Kieh Tiong Adarsh Kumar Pandey Chong Tak Yaw Sendhil Kumar Natarajan Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences Polymers nanocellulose cellulose nanofibrils cellulose nanocrystals bacterial nanocellulose energy storage |
| title | Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences |
| title_full | Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences |
| title_fullStr | Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences |
| title_short | Harnessing Nature’s Ingenuity: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nanocellulose from Production to Cutting-Edge Applications in Engineering and Sciences |
| title_sort | harnessing nature s ingenuity a comprehensive exploration of nanocellulose from production to cutting edge applications in engineering and sciences |
| topic | nanocellulose cellulose nanofibrils cellulose nanocrystals bacterial nanocellulose energy storage |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/14/3044 |
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