Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering

Fundamentals, Challenges and Applications

Rajeev Bhat, Ashok Kumar Nadda, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Swati Sharma

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780323858359
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323859639
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering: Fundamentals, Challenges and Applications describes recent advances made in the use of nanotechnology in the paper and pulp industry. Various types of nano-additives commonly used in the paper industry for modification of raw material to enhance final products are included, with other sections covering the imaging applications of nano-papers and nano-woods in pharmaceuticals, biocatalysis, photocatalysis and energy storage. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers who are looking to understand how nanotechnology is being used to create more efficient manufacturing processes in for the paper and wood industries. - Provides information on nano-paper production and its applications - Explains the major synthesis techniques and design concepts of cellulosic or wooden nanomaterials for industrial applications - Assesses the major challenges of creating nanotechnology-based manufacturing systems for wood and paper engineering

Table of contents

• Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering
• Chapter 1 Nanotechnology in paper and wood engineering: an introduction
• Chapter 2 Nanofibers for the paper industry
• Chapter 3 Role of laccase in the pulp and paper industry
• Chapter 4 Nanotechnology for waste wood recycling
• Chapter 5 Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable cellulose-based polymer hydrogel
• Chapter 6 Fabrication of nanowoods and nanopapers
• Chapter 7 Pulp and paper industry-based pollutants, and their adverse impacts
• Chapter 8 Pharmaceutical applications of nanocellulose
• Chapter 9 Nano-biodegradation of plastic materials
• Chapter 10 Production of microfibrillated cellulose fibers and their application in polymeric composites
• Chapter 11 Nanotechnology: application and potentials for heterogeneous catalysis
• Chapter 12 Lignin removal from pulp and paper industry waste streams and its application
• Chapter 13 Nanotechnology in packaging of food and drugs
• Chapter 14 Enzyme cocktail: a greener approach for biobleaching in paper and pulp industry
• Chapter 15 Electrospun cellulose composite nanofibers and their biotechnological applications
• Chapter 16 Treatment of pulp and paper industry waste effluents and contaminants
• Chapter 17 Paper and pulp mill wastewater: characterization, microbial-mediated degradation, and challenges
• Chapter 18 Nanocellulose: fascinating and sustainable nanomaterial for papermaking
• Chapter 19 Utilization of nanocellulose fibers, nanocrystalline cellulose and bacterial cellulose in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications
• Chapter 20 Nano-driven processes toward the treatment of paper and pulp industrial effluent: from the view of resource recovery and circular economy
• Chapter 21 Future perspective of pulp and paper industry
• Index