Cellulose Nanocrystals and Rice Husk Surface Functionalization Induced by Infrared Thermal Activation

• Published in: ChemSusChem
• Main Authors: Rosarita D'Orsi, Chiara Danielli, Mariachiara Spennato, Elisa Guazzelli, Elisa Martinelli, Fioretta Asaro, Lucia Gardossi, Alessandra Operamolla
• Other Authors: D'Orsi, Rosarita, Danielli, Chiara, Spennato, Mariachiara, Guazzelli, Elisa, Martinelli, Elisa, Asaro, Fioretta, Gardossi, Lucia, Operamolla, Alessandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Cellulose nanocrystal; hydrophobization; infrared thermal activation; nuclear magnetic resonance; organic synthesi; rice husk; solvent-less functionalization; Ela; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11568/1307828; https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500164

Infrared thermal activation (IRTA) is considered an efficient approach to accelerate reaction rates. The manuscript reports the first example of application of IRTA to achieve surface functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) under solvent-less conditions with epoxidized linoleic acid (ELA)...