Cellulose Nanocrystals Derived from Textile Waste through Acid Hydrolysis and Oxidation as Reinforcing Agent of Soy Protein Film

More than 10 million tons of textile waste are disposed through landfill every year in North America. The disposal of textile waste via landfill or incineration causes environmental problems and represents a waste of useful resources. In this work, we explored the possibility to directly extract cel...

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Main Authors: Shuting Huang, Ran Tao, Ashraf Ismail, Yixiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/4/958