Cellulose nanofiber for sustainable production: A bibliometric analysis

Valorization of Pineapple Residues from the Colombian Agroindustry to Produce Cellulose Nanofibers

“…Due to its strong mechanical and structural functions, cellulose nanofiber has gained popularity for sustainable production in recent years [2]. The use of cellulose nanofiber from natural sources has grown significantly as the industry shifts away from unsustainable fossil fuel resources and looks toward a softer and more sustainable environmental approach.…”

“…Due to the morphology and characteristic physical properties of the obtained materials, cellulose nanofiber produced in this work could be a promising material for use in a wealth of fields and applications such as filter material, high gas barrier packaging material, electronic devices, foods, medicine, construction, cosmetics, pharmacy, and health care [2]: (i) due to their large specific surface area, cellulose nanofibers can accumulate small dust particles, which demonstrates their potential for air filtration (they could even support the development of nanofoams and aerogels to filter particles from the air); (ii) cellulose nanofibers are a great barrier against oxygen (due to their > 40% crystallinity) and have low thermal expansion, properties that give them potential for use in food production and preservation since cellulose nanofibers could act as gas barrier films to reduce air flow and to maintain food freshness, thus acting as biodegradable packaging; (iii) for construction, nanocellulose fiber coating materials could protect from ultraviolet rays and oxygen better than acrylic resin, so it has a higher potential to suppress the generation of radicals, such as discoloration and cracking; (iv) the thermal stability of cellulose nanofibers makes them excellent materials for use in electronic devices as they exhibit low porosity and roughness, increase print resolution, make electronic devices more conductive, and can prevent short circuits by distorting water permeation in electronic circuits; and finally, (v) these produced materials could be used as adsorbent, antimicrobial material and for controlled drug delivery.…”

“…The urgency of today's environmental problems has led academia and the industry to focus on increasing research and production of natural biodegradable materials [1][2][3]. In this sense, the availability of biopolymers, due to their abundance and accessibility in nature and their low cost, have led to their use in different interesting applications [3,4].…”

“…Aside from being one of the easiest organic compounds to obtain, cellulose is the most abundant natural, renewable, and biodegradable polysaccharide in the world [4,5], with an annual production yield greater than 10 × 10 11 tons [2,8].…”

Bibliometric Analysis of Information Theoretic Studies

“…For future publications forecasting, h-index (h) and g-index (g) are often studied together. All these indicators, based on publication growth, country, and source title, can be obtained from Harzing’s Publish or Perish software [ 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”