Processing of Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Based Composites
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Mohammad Jawaid, Ramzi Khiari, Balbir Singh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 7 3 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 7 3 4 - 5
The Handbook of Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Based Composites is a three-volume set of titles that provides comprehensive information on the emerging field of nanoce… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Handbook of Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Based Composites is a three-volume set of titles that provides comprehensive information on the emerging field of nanocellulose and its application in composite materials. The Handbook consolidates current knowledge, spanning the entire spectrum from processing, properties and characterization, right through to modern applications. Each volume is dedicated to a distinct aspect of nanocellulose research, offering in-depth insights, methodologies, and case studies. The Handbook of Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-Based Composites: Processing (volume 1) focuses on the intricate processes involved in the production, modification, and preparation of nanocellulose and nanocellulose-based composites. It provides a comprehensive overview of techniques such as mechanical disintegration, chemical modification, and various nanocellulose isolation methods from abundant sources like wood, plants, and bacteria. Readers will gain valuable insights into the challenges and advancements in scaling up production, achieving nanocellulose dispersions, and incorporating nanocellulose into different matrix materials. The volume acts as a guide for researchers and practitioners aiming to harness the potential of nanocellulose through effective processing strategies.
- Covers processing, extraction techniques, modification and formulation, and additive manufacturing
- Includes sustainable processing methods
- Covers surface engineering and surface modification
- Covers generation and dissolution of nanocellulose
- Covers biocompatibility and biodegradability
- Includes Processing-Structure-Property Relationships
- Discusses scale-up strategies and future challenges and solutions in processing
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers and all those working on the research and development of nanocellulose-based composite materials and their associated applications
1. Introduction to Nanocellulose and Nanocellulose-based Composites
2. Classification of Nanocellulose-based Composites and Advanced Nanocellulose Extraction Techniques
3. Novel Nanocellulose-based Modifications and Formulations
4. Additive Manufacturing of Nanocellulose Composites
5. Sustainable Processing Methods for Nanocellulose Composites
6. Bioinspired stiff and flexible Nanocellulose composites and Reinforcements
7. Nanocellulose Surface Engineering for Tailoring Functionality: Recent Advances
8. Scale-Up Strategies for Nanocellulose-based Composite Production (e.g. Biosynthesis of Bacterial Nanocellulose)
9. Nanocellulose Hybridization with Other Nanomaterials (Interactions, Functional Tailoring and Applications)
10. Preparation of Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) or Cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs)
11. Surface Modification Techniques for Nanocellulose- From Synthesis to High Performance Composites
12. Biocompatibility and Biodegradability of Nanocellulose Composites
13. Nanocellulose Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposites
14. Preparation of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Composite Fibre Films with Good Porosity
15. Processing-Structure-Property Relationships of cellulose nanoparticles at microscopic level
16. Challenges and Solutions in processing of Nanocellulose and its Composites
17. Dissolution of nanocellulose
2. Classification of Nanocellulose-based Composites and Advanced Nanocellulose Extraction Techniques
3. Novel Nanocellulose-based Modifications and Formulations
4. Additive Manufacturing of Nanocellulose Composites
5. Sustainable Processing Methods for Nanocellulose Composites
6. Bioinspired stiff and flexible Nanocellulose composites and Reinforcements
7. Nanocellulose Surface Engineering for Tailoring Functionality: Recent Advances
8. Scale-Up Strategies for Nanocellulose-based Composite Production (e.g. Biosynthesis of Bacterial Nanocellulose)
9. Nanocellulose Hybridization with Other Nanomaterials (Interactions, Functional Tailoring and Applications)
10. Preparation of Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) or Cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs)
11. Surface Modification Techniques for Nanocellulose- From Synthesis to High Performance Composites
12. Biocompatibility and Biodegradability of Nanocellulose Composites
13. Nanocellulose Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposites
14. Preparation of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Composite Fibre Films with Good Porosity
15. Processing-Structure-Property Relationships of cellulose nanoparticles at microscopic level
16. Challenges and Solutions in processing of Nanocellulose and its Composites
17. Dissolution of nanocellulose
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- No. of pages: 500
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443267338
- eBook ISBN: 9780443267345
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Mohammad Jawaid
Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at United Arab Emirates University. Previously he was a senior fellow (professor) in the Laboratory of Biocomposites Technology at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is an eminent scientist with more than twenty years of teaching, and research experience in composite materials. His research interests include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advanced materials such as graphene/
nanoclay/fire retardant, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, and the modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres and solid wood, and nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesRK
Ramzi Khiari
Dr. Ramzi Khiari is a senior lecturer in the Department of Textile Engineering at the Higher Institute of Technological Studies in Ksar-Hellal (Monastir, Tunisia). He graduated with a master’s degree in Textile Engineering from the National Engineering School of Monastir, in 2007 and then went on to complete his Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of Monastir and Grenoble INP in France. In 2017, he was awarded the diploma of "Habilitation Universitaire" from the University of Monastir, and then in 2020 he received the diploma "Habilitation à diriger des Recherches" from Grenoble INP. His research interests focus on the valorization of biomass at multi-scale levels, namely: fibers, nanocellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses, and their use as potential raw materials in several industrial applications (Textile, papermaking, polymeric materials, composites, and nanocomposites).
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Ksar Hellal, TunisiaBS
Balbir Singh
He is currently an aerospace researcher in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has good number of publications and research grants in his favour. His research focus on insect inspired miniaturized robots for planetary studies, advanced aerospace materials (bio, natural or Nano) at all the scales, CFD, high performance computing and modelling, unsteady aerodynamics, space debris removal and space systems engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Aerospace Researcher, Department of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India