Eco-friendly detergent made from wood and corn shows promise
From laundry detergent to dishwasher tablets, cleaning products are an indispensable part of life. Yet the chemicals that ...
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Scientists create biodegradable detergent using wood and corn components
The new eco-friendly detergent was found to be just as effective as commercial chemical products for cleaning clothes and ...
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Eco-friendly nanofibrous cellulose matrix has diverse applications ranging from textiles to medical devices
According to Ingrida Pauliukaitytė, a Ph.D. student at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and one of the creators of the new environmentally friendly cellulose nanofiber, the invention is a ...
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Scientists develop eco-friendly detergent from wood and corn — Tough on stains, gentle on the planet
A plant-based detergent, created from a mixture of cellulose nanofibers derived from wood and zein protein derived from corn, ...
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Researchers create eco-friendly detergent from wood fiber and corn protein
The chemicals that make cleaning products so effective can be difficult to break down or could even trigger ...
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3D Printing Real Wood With Just Cellulose And Lignin
(Credit: Thakur et al., 2024) This water-based ink was created by mixing TOCN (tempo-oxidized cellulose nanofiber), a 10.6 wt % aqueous CNC (cellulose nanocrystals) and lignin in a 15:142:10 ratio ...
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Nanocellulose treated with red onion dye provides effective UV protection for solar cells
The study compared the durability and properties of four types of protective films made from cellulose nanofibers. The nanocellulose films were treated with red onion extract, lignin, and iron ...
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Red Onion-Dyed Films Offer 99.9% UV Protection for Solar Cells
Nanocellulose dyed with red onion skin extract can protect solar cells from up to 99.9% of UV radiation up to 400 nanometers.
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Cement grows stronger, more resilient with Purdue cellulose innovation
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jeffrey Youngblood, a Purdue University researcher, has increased the strength and resilience of cement by integrating patent-pending chemically modified cellulose nanocrystals ...
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Bacterial cellulose comes out of the woodwork
But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...