A Review on the Modification of Cellulose and Its Applications

Tariq Aziz; Arshad Farid; Fazal Haq; Mehwish Kiran; Asmat Ullah; Kechun Zhang; Cheng Li; Shakira Ghazanfar; Hongyue Sun; Roh Ullah; Amjad Ali; Muhammad Muzammal; Muddaser Shah; Nosheen Akhtar; Samy Selim; Nashwa Hagagy; Mennatalla Samy; Soad K Al Jaouni

doi:10.3390/polym14153206

A Review on the Modification of Cellulose and Its Applications

Polymers (Basel). 2022 Aug 5;14(15):3206. doi: 10.3390/polym14153206.

Authors

Tariq Aziz¹, Arshad Farid², Fazal Haq³, Mehwish Kiran⁴, Asmat Ullah⁵, Kechun Zhang¹, Cheng Li⁶, Shakira Ghazanfar⁷, Hongyue Sun⁸, Roh Ullah⁹, Amjad Ali¹⁰, Muhammad Muzammal², Muddaser Shah^{11

12}, Nosheen Akhtar¹³, Samy Selim¹⁴, Nashwa Hagagy^{15

16}, Mennatalla Samy¹⁷, Soad K Al Jaouni¹⁸

Affiliations

¹ School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China.
² Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
³ Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
⁴ Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
⁵ School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710021, China.
⁶ State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
⁷ National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agricultural Research Centre, Park Road, Islamabad 45500, Pakistan.
⁸ BW Advanced Materials Co. Ltd., Shanghai 200120, China.
⁹ School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing 100000, China.
¹⁰ Institute of Polymer Material, School of Material Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
¹¹ Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
¹² Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Birkat Al Mauz, Nizwa 616, Oman.
¹³ Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
¹⁴ Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka 72341, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁵ Biology Department, Faculty of Science & Arts, University of Jeddah, Khulais 21921, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁶ Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.
¹⁷ Department of Communications and Computers Engineering, The Higher Institute of Engineering, El-Shorouk City 11837, Egypt.
¹⁸ Department of Hematology/Oncology, Abdu Latif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The latest advancements in cellulose and its derivatives are the subject of this study. We summarize the characteristics, modifications, applications, and properties of cellulose. Here, we discuss new breakthroughs in modified cellulose that allow for enhanced control. In addition to standard approaches, improvements in different techniques employed for cellulose and its derivatives are the subject of this review. The various strategies for synthetic polymers are also discussed. The recent advancements in polymer production allow for more precise control, and make it possible to make functional celluloses with better physical qualities. For sustainability and environmental preservation, the development of cellulose green processing is the most abundant renewable substance in nature. The discovery of cellulose disintegration opens up new possibilities for sustainable techniques. Based on the review of recent scientific literature, we believe that additional chemical units of cellulose solubility should be used. This evaluation will evaluate the sustainability of biomass and processing the greenness for the long term. It appears not only crucial to dissolution, but also to the greenness of any process.

Keywords: biomass; cellulose; circular economy; green chemistry; sustainability.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This work was funded by Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.