Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Nanocellulose derivatives and their dimensions
Nanocellulose derivatives | Diameter (nm) | Length (nm) | Aspect ratio (L/d) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microcrystalline cellulose | >1000 | >1000 | 1 | [62] |
Micro fibrillated cellulose | 10–40 | >1000 | 100–150 | [63] |
Microfibril | 2–10 | >1000 | >1000 | [64] |
Cellulose whisker | 2–20 | 100–600 | 10–100 | [65] |
TEMPO-oxidized nanocellulose | 3–4 | >1000 | 1000 | |
Carboxymethyl nanocellulose | 5–15 | >1000 | 200–100 |