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12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering

Queen's University Belfast

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Output 27 of 143 in the submission

Article title

Biorefining of perennial ryegrass for the production of nano-fibrillated cellulose

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1039/c2ra20716h

Title of journal

RSC ADVANCES

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

6424

ISSN of journal

2046-2069

Year of publication

2012

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

The output from this research featured in the final of the 2012 Northern Ireland '25k' innovation competition and its commercial potential is currently under evaluation by PVA manufacturer Kuraray Europe Gmbh in Germany (contact Niklas Steinbach).The findings from this paper give, for the first time, a direct comparison between different protocols for producing nanocellulose from ryegrass, in terms of the quality of fibres produced, the mass, energy water and chemical balances of the different processes. It also demonstrates their relative effectiveness as reinforcements for polvinyl alcohol (PVA), providing the basis for subsequent process commercialisation and scale-up for industrial use.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract