Comparative study on properties of nanocellulose derived from sustainable biomass resources

Nanocellulose, a unique and promising nanosized cellulose fibers extracted from renewable biomass, has gained much attention both the scientific industrial communities due to abundant resources, good mechanical properties, distinct surface chemistry, biological properties. Thus, nanocellulose is appealing biomaterial for exciting applications, including super absorbent materials, electronic components, energy devices, reinforcements. Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), nanofibril (CNF), bacterial (BC) are three main kinds of typical different routes, thus comprehensive comparison CNC, CNF, BC highly desirable. In order better understand their special characteristics, we have described detailedly CNF (including TEMPO oxidized mechanically ground CNF), in current work. Meanwhile, this study systematically compared preparation method, morphologies, chemical structure, degree polymerization, thermal behavior, property, so on, all these understanding structure–property–function relationships nanocellulose. The systematic comparative can help develop criteria selecting proper as biobased nanomaterials high value-added applications. We believe that detailed information presented here potential achieve true sustainable, economic, tailored production at large scale, contributing advancement