Characteristics of unique HBr-hydrolyzed cellulose nanocrystals from freshwater green algae (Cladophora rupestris) and its reinforcement in starch-based film

• Main Authors: Sucaldito, Melvir R., Camacho, Drexel H.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Cellulose nanocrystals; Nanofibers; Cladophora; Green algae; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2555
• Institution: De La Salle University

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are promising materials that are readily extracted from plants and other cellulose-containing organisms. In this study, CNCs were isolated from freshwater green algae (Cladophora rupestris) thriving in a volcanic lake, using hydrobromic acid (HBr) hydrolysis. Morphologi...