Issue 2, 2018

Nanoengineering colloidal and polymeric celluloses for threshold scale inhibition: towards universal biomass-based crystal modification

Abstract

The first family of threshold (ppm level) cellulose-based scale inhibitors and crystal modifiers has been developed through the chemical nanoengineering of cellulose fibrils, the building blocks of plant cell walls, overcoming the structural and chemical limitations of conventional nanocelluloses. Dicarboxylated hairy cellulose nanocrystals and biopolymers address one of the most tenacious challenges of water-based industries, i.e., the scaling of inorganic salts, providing a green, environmentally-friendly alternative to the current phosphonated macromolecules. This research may shape the future of biomass-based antiscalants and advance the field of organic–inorganic biomimetic nanocomposites based on the most abundant biopolymers in the world.

Graphical abstract: Nanoengineering colloidal and polymeric celluloses for threshold scale inhibition: towards universal biomass-based crystal modification

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Oct 2017
Accepted
22 Jan 2018
First published
22 Jan 2018

Mater. Horiz., 2018,5, 248-255

Nanoengineering colloidal and polymeric celluloses for threshold scale inhibition: towards universal biomass-based crystal modification

A. Sheikhi, A. Kakkar and T. G. M. van de Ven, Mater. Horiz., 2018, 5, 248 DOI: 10.1039/C7MH00823F

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