Brewery spent grain (BSG), the main waste of brewery industry, is often disposed or sold as an animal feed at low prices, neglecting potential for further valorization. In this work, BSG was used first time to produce cellulose nanofiber aerogels green thermal insulating applications. Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were extracted from through microfluidization with and without TEMPO-oxidation pret...

Two high-performance bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofiber-based hybrid structures were produced using an in situ self-assembly approach, one with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and another with sisal fiber, by incorporating them in the fermentation media. The fabricated BC-MFC hybrid and BC-sisal hybrid fibers showed enhanced mechanical properties compared to pure BC and sisal fibers, respectiv...

In spite of the growing interest to exploit nanocellulose in membranes for water purification, reverse osmosis, packaging, and other applications, examples nanocellulose-containing pervaporation are rather limited. We here report preparation dense nanocomposite consisting a polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene (SBS) matrix high-aspect-ratio cellulose nanofibers (CNFs). The were pro...

Today, the majority of materials used for single-use packaging are petroleum-based synthetic polymers. With increased concern about the environmental protection, efforts have been made to develop alternative biodegradable materials from renewable resources. Starch offers an attractive alternative since it is of low cost and abundant. However, the starch material is brittle without plasticizer a...

Cellulose nanofibers can be produced using a combination of TEMPO, sodium bromide (NaBr) and sodium hypochlorite, and mechanical dispersion. Recently, this process has been the subject of intensive investigation. However, studies on the aspects of mechanical treatment of this process remain marginal. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the high shear dispersion parameters (e.g., con...