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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Lignocellulosic Biomass Waste-Derived Cellulose Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanomaterials: A Review.

Lindokuhle Precious Magagula, Clinton Michael Masemola, Muhammed As'ad Ballim, Zikhona Nobuntu Tetana, Nosipho Moloto, Ella Cebisa Linganiso

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Towards Sustainable Carbon Return from Waste to Industry via CInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lindokuhle Precious MagagulaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.
Clinton Michael MasemolaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.
Muhammed As'ad BallimMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.
Zikhona Nobuntu TetanaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.
Nosipho MolotoMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3976-6674
Ella Cebisa LinganisoMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-7158-0941

Funding

National Research Foundation 129532
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid population and economic growth, excessive use of fossil fuels, and climate change have contributed to a serious turn towards environmental management and sustainability. The agricultural sector is a big contributor to (lignocellulosic) waste, which accumulates in landfills and ultimately gets burned, polluting the environment. In response to the current climate-change crisis, policymakers and researchers are, respectively, encouraging and seeking ways of creating value-added products from generated waste. Recently, agricultural waste has been regularly appearing in articles communicating the production of a range of carbon and polymeric materials worldwide. The extraction of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from biomass waste partially occupies some of the waste-recycling and management space. Further, the new materials generated from this waste promise to be effective and competitive in emerging markets. This short review summarizes recent work in the area of CNCs and CQDs synthesised from biomass waste. Synthesis methods, properties, and prospective application of these materials are summarized. Current challenges and the benefits of using biomass waste are also discussed.

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CelluloseNanoparticlesBiomassCarbonLigninCarbonCelluloseLigninlignocelluloseagricultural wastecarbon quantum dotscellulose nanocrystalslignocellulosic biomass

Identifiers

PMID35457128
PMCPMC9025071

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