Scalable methods to produce nanocellulose from sugarcane bagasse

• Grant number: 23/02955-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2023
• End date: August 18, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Juliana da Silva Bernardes
• Grantee: Pedro Sales Toro Alonso
• Host Institution: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/07351-8 - Cellulose nanofibers hydrogel beads for adsorption-based water treatment, BE.EP.IC

Abstract

The goal of this project is to scale the process of production of cellulose nanofibers, to a Pilot-Plant scale. For that, alternative methods, whith greater potential for large scale application than the well-stablished process, will be tested and optimize. The starting material will be sugarcane bagasse.