Life Cycle Assessment of Cellulose Nanofibrils Production by Mechanical Treatment and Two Different Pretreatment Processes

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 49; no. 11; pp. 6881 - 6890
• Main Authors: Arvidsson, Rickard, Nguyen, Duong, Svanström, Magdalena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 02.06.2015
• Subjects: Carbon - analysis; Cellulose; Cellulose - chemistry; Electricity; Environment; Environmental impact; Enzymes; Mechanical properties; Nanomaterials; Nanostructures - chemistry; Nanotechnology - methods; Sensitivity analysis; Solvents

Nanocellulose is a bionanomaterial with many promising applications, but high energy use in production has been described as a potential obstacle for future use. In fact, life cycle assessment studies have indicated high life cycle energy use for nanocellulose. In this study, we assess the cradle-to...