Journal article
Stable Aqueous Foams from Cellulose Nanocrystals and Methyl Cellulose
Abstract
The addition of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) greatly enhanced the properties of methylcellulose (MC) stabilized aqueous foams. CNC addition decreased air bubble size, initial foam densities and drainage rates. Mixtures of 2 wt % CNC + 0.5 wt % MC gave the lowest density foams. This composition sits near the onset of nematic phase formation and also near the overlap concentration of methylcellulose. More than 94% of the added CNC particles …
Authors
Hu Z; Xu R; Cranston ED; Pelton RH
Journal
Biomacromolecules, Vol. 17, No. 12, pp. 4095–4099
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
December 12, 2016
DOI
10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01641
ISSN
1525-7797