Formation of shear thinning gels from partially oxidised cellulose nanofibrils

DOI: 10.1039/c2gc16302k

Authors: Robert J. Crawford (Unilever Home and Personal Care R&D) , Karen J. Edler (University of Bath) , Saskia Lindhoud (Twente Universiteit) , Janet L. Scott (Unilever Home and Personal Care R&D; University of Bath) , Gianfranco Unali (Unilever Home and Personal Care R&D)
Co-authored by industrial partner: Yes

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Green Chemistry , VOL 14 (2) , PAGES 300-303

State: Published (Approved)
Published: January 2012
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 3691

Abstract: Partially C(6) oxidised, dispersed cellulose nanofibres form shear thinning gels in the presence of moderate amounts of simple salts or surfactants providing a novel method to structure aqueous formulations, which may be of use in a substantial number of applications where it is desirable to enhance the viscosity of formulated materials using components from a renewable, sustainable source.

Subject Areas: Chemistry, Materials


Instruments: I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction

Added On: 24/07/2012 14:31

Discipline Tags:

Soft condensed matter physics Chemistry Materials Science Organic Chemistry Polymer Science

Technical Tags:

Scattering Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)