Utilization of biomass as a chemical resource is a promising strategy for establishing a circular economy. Cellulose, a polymer composed of glucose units, is the most abundant form of biomass, and ...

Chemicals, energies and materials derived from lignocellulosic biomass are renewable and sustainable, and have the potential to replace fossil feedstocks. Biorefinery, a process to fractionate ...

Lignin is described as a complex, phenolic polymer acting as a protective barrier which encases the cellulose and hemicellulose (Buranov and Mazza, 2008). Lignin is an extremely crosslinked amorphous ...

As the need for non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels has increased during the last few decades, the search for sustainable and renewable alternative sources has gained growing interest.

Keywords: alkalization, biomass, caboxymethylation, cellulose, etherification, mercization, sugarcane bagasse, water hycinth. Mines in Zimbabwe are facing a challenge in acquiring carboxymethyl ...

Reactive dyes are extensively used for coloration of cellulosic fibers because of their excellent wash fastness (stability to washing with aqueous detergent solutions), which arises from covalent bond ...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural polymer obtained from the bacterium Gluconacetobacter xylinus. It possesses high crystallinity, purity (free from lignin and hemicelluloses), a large capacity for ...

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