title: A Review of Water-Resistant Hemicellulose-Based Materials: Processing and Applications.
abstract: Hemicelluloses, due to their hydrophilic nature, may tend to be overlooked as a component in water-resistant product applications. However, their domains of use can be greatly expanded by chemical derivatization. Research in which hydrophobic derivatives of hemicelluloses or combinations of hemicelluloses with hydrophobic materials are used with to prepare films and composites is considered herein. Isolation methods that have been used to separate hemicellulose from biomass are also reviewed. Finally, the most useful pathways to change the hydrophilic character of hemicelluloses to hydrophobic are reviewed. In this way, the water resistance can be increased and applications of targeted water-resistant hemicellulose developed. Several applications of these materials are discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.|Université Jean Monnet, IMP, UMR CNRS 5223, Université de Lyon, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Wissam
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Farhat
authors.affiliation: College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Venditti
authors.affiliation: College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hubbe
authors.affiliation: Université Jean Monnet, IMP, UMR CNRS 5223, Université de Lyon, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.affiliation: Université Jean Monnet, IMP, UMR CNRS 5223, Université de Lyon, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Becquart
authors.affiliation: College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayoub
mesh_terms: D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D014867:Water; C007916:hemicellulose
keywords: biomass; hemicellulose; hydrophobicity; process chemistry; water chemistry