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Preparation of Nanocellulose from Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) via Chemical and Chemo-mechanical Processes

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A fundamental understanding of the relationships between basic fiber properties, methods of processing, and composite end use performance properties has been well developed due to recent advances within the biocomposites research community. Simultaneously, advanced engineered biocomposites are currently being developed to meet the diverse needs of users for high-performance materials as well as economical commodity products. Advancements in nanotechnology have led to industrial isolation of nanocrystalline cellulose [1, 2]. While nanocrystalline cellulose may be only 1/10 as strong as carbon nanotubes – currently the strongest known structural material [3, 4] – it may cost 50–1,000 times less to produce [5, 6]. Engineered biocomposites employing nanocrystalline cellulose reinforcement could soon provide advanced performance, durability, value, service life, and utility, while at the same time being a fully sustainable technology.

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The authors would like to thank the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and the Ministry of Plantation Industry and Commodity (MPIC), Malaysia, for funding the project under grant KENAF-EPU 5488500.

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  1. Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Paridah Md. Tahir & Lukmanul Hakim Zaini

  2. Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Lulea University of Technology, 97187, Lulea, Sweden

    Mehdi Jonoobi

  3. School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia

    H. P. S. Abdul Khalil

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Tahir, P.M., Zaini, L.H., Jonoobi, M., Abdul Khalil, H.P.S. (2015). Preparation of Nanocellulose from Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) via Chemical and Chemo-mechanical Processes. In: Pandey, J., Takagi, H., Nakagaito, A., Kim, HJ. (eds) Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites. Processing, Performance and Application. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45232-1_52

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