Patricia Eisenberg

Effect of Bleaching Chemistry on the Production, Structure and Rheology of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Nanofibrils from Soybean Hulls

Soybean hulls, an abundant agro-industrial by-product, were valorized as a renewable cellulose source for nanocellulose production. Cellulose isolates were obtained by alkaline treatment followed by bleaching with sodium chlorite (NaClO2) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and subsequen...