Issue 3, 2019

Ball milling: a green technology for the preparation and functionalisation of nanocellulose derivatives

Abstract

Ball milling is a simple, fast, cost-effective green technology with enormous potential. One of the most interesting applications of this technology in the field of cellulose is the preparation and the chemical modification of cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibers. Although a number of studies have been reported in the literature, the potential of this technique in the field of cellulose nanoparticles has not been fully exploited. This minireview aims at putting existing work into perspective, highlighting the significance and the potential of this green, sustainable technique to facilitate the identification of areas of future development.

Graphical abstract: Ball milling: a green technology for the preparation and functionalisation of nanocellulose derivatives

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
24 sep 2018
Accepted
29 dec 2018
First published
09 jan 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2019,1, 937-947

Ball milling: a green technology for the preparation and functionalisation of nanocellulose derivatives

C. C. Piras, S. Fernández-Prieto and W. M. De Borggraeve, Nanoscale Adv., 2019, 1, 937 DOI: 10.1039/C8NA00238J

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