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Introduction to the Special Issue on Nanocellulose Composites
Craig Clemons, Srikanth Pilla
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Clemson University
Journal of Renewable Materials 2016, 4(5), 295-296. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2016.634133
Abstract
Cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) are at the convergence
of nanotechnology and bio-sourced material trends
and are currently of considerable interest. CNs are
a new class of nano-scale, cellulose-based building
blocks extracted from trees and plants as well as certain
animals, bacteria, and algae. CNs are not a single
material type but a family of materials with different
characteristics, which largely result from differences in
source and preparation methodology. Here we focus
on plant- and tree-derived CNs.
Cite This Article
Clemons, C., Pilla, S. (2016). Introduction to the Special Issue on Nanocellulose Composites.
Journal of Renewable Materials, 4(5), 295–296. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2016.634133