Industrially feasible methods for production of nanocellulose from chemical pulps

The overall goal with my project is to develop industrially feasible methods for the production of nanocellulose fibers, methods that do not require extensive amounts of energy and that does not use expensive or harmful chemicals. Nanocellulose is, somewhat simplified, normally produced from chemical pulps, using a two step procedure; the pulp is in the first step subjected to a pretreatment which swell and/or weaken the integrity of the cell wall, after which mechanical disintegration is performed releasing the nanofibers from the cell wall. 

PhD student: Carl Moser