Posidonia oceanica as a Renewable Lignocellulosic Biomass for the Synthesis of Cellulose Acetate and Glycidyl Methacrylate Grafted Cellulose

High-grade cellulose (97% α-cellulose content) of 48% crystallinity index was extracted from the renewable marine biomass waste Posidonia oceanica using H2O2 and organic peracids following an environmentally friendly and chlorine-free process. This cellulose appeared as a new high-grade cellulose of...

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Main Authors: Elena Vismara, Antonio Valerio, Alessia Coletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/6/5/2043