Understanding the Mechanistic Behavior of Highly Charged Cellulose Nanofibers in Aqueous Systems

Mechanistic behavior and flow properties of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) in aqueous systems can be described by the crowding factor and the concept of contact points, which are functions of the aspect ratio and concentration of CNF in the suspension. In this study, CNFs with a range of aspect ratio and surface charge density (380–1360 μmol/g) were used to demonstrate this methodology. It was shown that the critical networking point of the CNF...