Novel hydrogel from functionalized glycerol and microfibrillated cellulose: towards an environmentally-friendly design

Glycerol is one of the major residues obtained during biodiesel transesterification. Microfibrillated cellulose was obtained from the empty bunches of palm oil, which is a residue of biomass extracted oil. Therefore, the objective of this work is to apply two important residues of oil chemistry industry, glycerol and lignocellulose biomass, in addition to acrylic acid to synthesize a polymer matrix in form of hydrogel for water absorption...