Ionic liquids and cellulose: dissolution, chemical modification and preparation of new cellulosic materials

Due to its abundance and a wide range of beneficial physical and chemical properties, cellulose has become very popular in order to produce materials for various applications. This review summarizes the recent advances in the development of new cellulose materials and technologies using ionic liquid...

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Published inInternational journal of molecular sciences Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. 11922 - 11940
Main Authors Isik, Mehmet, Sardon, Haritz, Mecerreyes, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 04.07.2014
MDPI
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Biomedical materials
Cellulose
Cellulose - chemistry
composite
ionic liquid
Ionic Liquids - chemistry
Materials science
polymerized ionic liquid
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Summary:Due to its abundance and a wide range of beneficial physical and chemical properties, cellulose has become very popular in order to produce materials for various applications. This review summarizes the recent advances in the development of new cellulose materials and technologies using ionic liquids. Dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids has been used to develop new processing technologies, cellulose functionalization methods and new cellulose materials including blends, composites, fibers and ion gels.
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ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms150711922