Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 93, Issue -, Pages 789-804Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.09.056
Keywords
Microcrystalline cellulose; Isolation; Characterization; Bio-composite
Funding
- Universiti Sains Malaysia [304/PKIMIA/6313216, 304/PTEKIND/6313194]
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Considering its widespread usage in various fields, such as food, pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic and polymer composites industries, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is becoming impellent due to increasing demand of alternatives to non-renewable and scarce fossil materials. Although it still suffers from some drawbacks, MCC has recently gained more interest owing to its renewability, non-toxicity, economic value, biodegradability, high mechanical properties, high surface area and biocompatibility. New sources, new isolation processes, and new treatments are currently under development to satisfy the increasing demand of producing new types of MCC-based materials on an industrial scale. Therefore, this review assembles the current knowledge on the isolation of MCC from different sources using various procedures, its characterization, and its application in bio-composites. Challenges and future opportunities of MCC based composites are discussed as well as obstacles remaining for their extensive uses. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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