Formation of hairy cellulose nanocrystals by cryogrinding

From a green chemistry perspective, cryogrinding of cellulose fibers conducted under mild conditions is introduced as a rapid, facile, and scalable methodology for the mechanochemical synthesis of cellulose nanocrystals. Traditionally, they are synthesized in a solution using acid/oxidation-based methods in a multi-stage process. This work presents a method for the production of hairy carboxylated nanocrystalline cellulose (HNC) through a...