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Incredible Uses of Nanocellulose


The new super material of the world is “Nanocellulose” which is prepared by any source of cellulose such as wood pulp. The nanocellulose fibrils can be isolated from wood by mechanical methods which applies high shear forces. High-pressure homogenizers, ultrasonic homogenizers grinders or microfluidizers can be used for the preparation of nanocellulose materials. The product can be very light, super-strong and electrically conductive nanomaterials. The applications of nanocellulose are also very exciting due to having these features.
    1.Body Armor Applications
    Crystal structure of nanocellulose is consisting from packed array of needle-like crystals. These crystal structures are incredibly tough and their strength value is nearly eight times higher than stainless steel. Therefore, nanocellulose can be perfect building material for the future body armor studies.
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    2.Flexible Batteries
    Generally, separator parts inside batteries made up from thick and stiff material which cannot be used for bendable applications. Instead of these materials, flexible and thin nanocellulose combined with graphene material, flexible battery as the one of the big dream in electrical industry can be produced.
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    3.Flexible Screens
    Nanocellulose is bendable, transparent, light and strong material therefore it can easily take place of the plastic or glass. In the future, nanocellulose will be one of the best material for bendable screen studies.
    4.Filters
    Nanocellulose can be used to filter and purify many types of liquids such as purifying saltwater to be drinkable, trapping dangerous chemicals in cigarette and filtering out blood cell during transfusion.
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    5.Absorbent Aerogels
    When the nanocellulose are mixed with the aerogel foam, incredibly porous and adsorbent material can be obtained that could make strong and light wound-dressing and tampons.
    6.Fuel Efficient Cars
    Nanocellulose can be obtained by algae and actually, this is quite cheap production method. Therefore, it will be possible to use it in serious bulk materials. In the cars, components from stuff to interior trim will be produced from the light composites reinforced with nanocellulose. By this way, decrease in the weight of the components will save the fuel consumption of the cars.
    7.Biofuel
    During the production of nanocellulose by algae, it is possible to obtain biofuel at the same time by changing the DNA of the helpful bugs. Result of these process actually will not produce real nanocellulose material, but it will bring into useful byproduct. 

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