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Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review

Petrochemical resources are non-renewable, which has impeded the development of synthetic polymers. The poor degradability of synthetic polymers poses substantial environmental pressure. Additionally, the high cost of synthetic biopolymers with excellent degradation performance limits their widespre...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Juanni, Farhan, Mohd Said, Nur Fathin Shamirah, Daud, Jing, Zhanxin
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spelling my.ump.umpir.425422024-09-09T07:55:13Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42542/ Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review Zhang, Juanni Farhan, Mohd Said Nur Fathin Shamirah, Daud Jing, Zhanxin TP Chemical technology Petrochemical resources are non-renewable, which has impeded the development of synthetic polymers. The poor degradability of synthetic polymers poses substantial environmental pressure. Additionally, the high cost of synthetic biopolymers with excellent degradation performance limits their widespread application. Thus, it is crucial to seek green, sustainable, low-cost polymers as alternatives to petrochemical-based synthetic polymers and synthetic biopolymers. Chitin is a natural and renewable biopolymer discovered in crustacean shells, insect exoskeletons, and fungal cell walls. Chitin chains consist of crystalline and amorphous regions. Note that various treatments can be employed to remove the amorphous region, enhancing the crystallinity of chitin. Chitin nanowhiskers are a high crystallinity nanoscale chitin product with a high aspect ratio, a large surface area, adjustable surface morphology, and biocompatibility. They discover widespread applications in biomedicine, environmental treatment, food packaging, and biomaterials. Various methods can be utilized for preparing chitin nanowhiskers, including chemical, ionic liquids, deacetylation, and mechanical methods. However, developing an environmentally friendly preparation process remains a big challenge for expanding their applications in different materials and large-scale production. This article comprehensively analyzes chitin nanowhiskers' preparation strategies and their drawbacks. It also highlights the extensive application in different materials and various fields, besides the potential for commercial application. Elsevier Ltd 2024-07-29 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42542/1/Present%20status%20and%20application%20prospects%20of%20green%20chitin%20nanowhiskers_ABST.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42542/2/Present%20status%20and%20application%20prospects%20of%20green%20chitin%20nanowhiskers.pdf Zhang, Juanni and Farhan, Mohd Said and Nur Fathin Shamirah, Daud and Jing, Zhanxin (2024) Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 278 (134235). pp. 1-21. ISSN 0141-8130. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134235 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134235
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Zhang, Juanni
Farhan, Mohd Said
Nur Fathin Shamirah, Daud
Jing, Zhanxin
Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review
description Petrochemical resources are non-renewable, which has impeded the development of synthetic polymers. The poor degradability of synthetic polymers poses substantial environmental pressure. Additionally, the high cost of synthetic biopolymers with excellent degradation performance limits their widespread application. Thus, it is crucial to seek green, sustainable, low-cost polymers as alternatives to petrochemical-based synthetic polymers and synthetic biopolymers. Chitin is a natural and renewable biopolymer discovered in crustacean shells, insect exoskeletons, and fungal cell walls. Chitin chains consist of crystalline and amorphous regions. Note that various treatments can be employed to remove the amorphous region, enhancing the crystallinity of chitin. Chitin nanowhiskers are a high crystallinity nanoscale chitin product with a high aspect ratio, a large surface area, adjustable surface morphology, and biocompatibility. They discover widespread applications in biomedicine, environmental treatment, food packaging, and biomaterials. Various methods can be utilized for preparing chitin nanowhiskers, including chemical, ionic liquids, deacetylation, and mechanical methods. However, developing an environmentally friendly preparation process remains a big challenge for expanding their applications in different materials and large-scale production. This article comprehensively analyzes chitin nanowhiskers' preparation strategies and their drawbacks. It also highlights the extensive application in different materials and various fields, besides the potential for commercial application.
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author Zhang, Juanni
Farhan, Mohd Said
Nur Fathin Shamirah, Daud
Jing, Zhanxin
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Farhan, Mohd Said
Nur Fathin Shamirah, Daud
Jing, Zhanxin
author_sort Zhang, Juanni
title Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review
title_short Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review
title_full Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review
title_fullStr Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review
title_full_unstemmed Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review
title_sort present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: a comprehensive review
publisher Elsevier Ltd
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