Table 5.
Latest patent trends on Nanocellulose.
| Publication No. & Inventor(s) | Reference Title | Highligts | Publication Year | Ref (s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO 2011047047A2; Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Dana Meredith Mears, John Siggins et al. |
Composites containing polypeptides attached to polysaccharides and molecules | Provides methods and materials related to composites or coatings. | 2011 | [101] |
| WO 2010135234A2; Anil Netravali |
Bacterial cellulose based ‘green’ composites | Green’ composites are fabricated using resins and reinforced with bacterial cellulose (BC) fibers produced by Acetobacter xylinum utilizing plant-based seed extract. | 2011 | [102] |
| WO 2011030170A1; Wim Albert Wilfried Irene Thielemans, Rebecca Davies |
Cellulose nanoparticle aerogels, hydrogels and organogels | A cellulose aerogel comprises of cellulose nanoparticles having 50% or 80% cellulose nanocrystals by weight with density ranging from 0.001 to 0.2 g/cm3 or from 0.2 to 1.59 g/cm3 | 2011 | [103] |
| WO 2013076372A1; Päivi Laaksonen, Markus Linder |
Nanocellulose composites | Composite materials are developed utilizing cellulose fibers having graphite and/or graphene acting as binder. | 2013 | [104] |
| US 8,945,346 B2; Tomas Bojerkqvist et al. |
Method and an apparatus for producing nanocellulose | It is related to nanocellulose produced by introducing a mixture of cellulose based fiber raw material and water through a refining gap, having a width smaller than 0.1 mm. | 2015 | [105] |
| US 9,371,401 B2; Ian Graveson and Robert English |
Low energy method for the preparation of non-derivatized nanocellulose | The present invention is directed towards a low energy method for the preparation of nanocellulose using selected organic or inorganic swelling agents. | 2016 | [106] |
| WO 2017/035535 A1; Nelson Kimberly et al. |
NanoCellulose production co-located at a pulp and paper mill | It provides a process for producing a nanocellulose material utilizing a biomass feedstock comprising a bleached or unbleached pulp material and preferably co-located with, or adjacent to a paper mill that generates the pulp material. | 2017 | [107] |
| WO2018122878A1; Thalappil Pradeep, Sritama Mukherjee and Avula Anil Kumar |
Method for preparing cellulose microstructures-templated nanocomposites with enhanced arsenic removal capacity and a purifier thereof | The present invention relates to the method of preparing microcrystalline cellulose based nanocomposites as adsorbents for water purification and related applications. | 2018 | [108] |
| WO2018146338A1; Mikael Nordeng, Stein Dietrichson, Joachim Karthäuser |
A method to disperse nano-cellulose in organic polymer precursors | This invention concerns a novel method to produce thermosets such as epoxies and polyurethanes comprising nano-cellulose to yield nano-composites with improved properties. The products can be used for composite articles, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and other end-uses. | 2018 | [109] |