Comprehensive morphological and structural investigation of cellulose I and II nanocrystals prepared by sulphuric acid hydrolysis

Abstract

CNCs were produced from eucalyptus wood pulp by (i) classical sulphuric acid hydrolysis, (ii) acid hydrolysis of cellulose previously mercerized by alkali, (iii) solubilization of cellulose in sulphuric acid and subsequent recrystallization in water.