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Recent Studies on Hemicellulose-Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites

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Hemicelluloses are abundant polysaccharides, occurring in all plants as structural components. In spite of their abundance, the industrial utilization of hemicelluloses is minor in comparison with the use of starch and cellulose. Recent studies on the use of hemicelluloses as blends, composites and nanocomposites have brought up new possibilities for hemicellulose utilization, such as in biodegradable packaging materials and edible coatings.

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Prof. Maija Tenkanen (University of Helsinki, Finland) is thanked for careful reading and commenting this manuscript and Dr. Kirsti Parikka for drawing the chemical structures presented in Figs. 9.1 and 9.2. The Academy of Finland is acknowledged for financial support through the Wood Wisdom-Net Programme (BioPack project).

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Mikkonen, K.S. (2013). Recent Studies on Hemicellulose-Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites. In: Thomas, S., Visakh, P., Mathew, A. (eds) Advances in Natural Polymers. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_9

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