Aqueous Suspension of Nanocrystalline Cellulose

5.05.03.Cellulose Suspension Aqueous Suspension of Nanocrystalline Cellulose (NCC), 6%wt Technical Properties: Product form Aqueous gel, 6 wt% Color White Bulk density 0.68 g/cm3 Molecular formula [(C6O5H10)22-28 SO3 Na]4-6 Specific surface area 420 m2/g Molecular weight 14,700-27,850 Particle size (powder) 1-45 µm Particle diameter (crystallite) 2.4-4.6 nm (by AFM) Crystalline fraction 0.89 (by XRD) Crystallite density 1.54 g/cm3 Sulfur content 0.84 % Sulfate content 246-260 mmol/kg pH (dispersed in water) 6-7 Hydrodynamic diameter 68 nm (byDLS) Ionic strength 232-272 mmol/kg Zeta potential -38 mV