Abstract

Nanocellulose, the most promising bionanomaterial, is obtained either from the degradation of natural polymers or by the activity of bacteria and microorganisms. These biomaterials present various advantages, including full recyclability, biodegradability, and lack of harmful effects on the human body and environment. Furthermore, nanocelluloses are candidates to fabricate thin transparent layers, fibers, hydrogels, and aerogels due to their remarkable optical, thermal, and mechanical behaviors, including high crystallinity, Young’s modulus, and porosity content. These exceptional properties present the superb potential of these materials for the device of environmentally engineered tenable products. This paper presents an outline of the contemporary nanocellulose research works as well as details and information on the nanocellulose materials, especially the synthesis process of composites, along with the areas in which these materials can be utilized, such as energy, flocculant, pollution sensors, and catalysts, to respond to the rising requests of these materials.

Highlights

  • In a report named “Global Nanocellulose Fiber Market Report” published by Research Insights in 2020, it has been anticipated that the price of nanocellulose on the market will have reached $2.712 billion by 2025, with an expansion rate of 18.80% per year through 2018 and 2025 [1]

  • The results demonstrated that the Au nanoparticles with a size of 4 nm, which were deposited on the micro fibrillated cellulose (MFC), illustratde greater catalytic behavior than a condition in which the nanoparticles are deposited on other types of natural or synthetic polymers

  • This study concisely investigated the late developments in the fabrication of nanomaterials based on nanocellulose and their prospective utilization in environment-related areas

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Introduction

In a report named “Global Nanocellulose Fiber Market Report” published by Research Insights in 2020, it has been anticipated that the price of nanocellulose on the market will have reached $2.712 billion by 2025, with an expansion rate of 18.80% per year through 2018 and 2025 [1]. Materials largely depends on the production (e.g., the evolution of techniques, considering environmental matters), commerce and advertising (e.g., public approval, market penetration, cot managing), and human health matters, for example when applied in nutriment and biomedical industries) [2, 3] At this time, only a handful number of companies have effectively taken nanocellulose materials and their valuable derivatives on the market. The major content of the usual paper is cellulose, which has much larger diameters than nanocellulose (normally

Nanocellulose
Synthesis of nanocellulose composites
Application of nanocellulose composites in the environmental engineering
Application of nanocellulose composite in the catalysts
Application of nanocellulose composite in the pollutant sensors
Application of the nanocellulose composite in the flocculant
Application of nanocellulose composite in energy fields
Findings
Conclusions and future insights
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