Optimization of nanopper preparation from tropical pioneer species

This study shows about optimization of nanopaper preparation from tropical pioneer species in Peninsular Malaysia like Mahang wood which by adding nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) into paper. Nanotechnology developments in areas of fiber science, minerals and other additives will give papermakers the means to put order and structure into the designs of a sheet (Innova, 2004). NCC has the capability of turning into an imperative class of renewable nanomaterials, which could discover numerous helpful applications. The main application of NCC is for the reinforcement of polymeric matrix in nanocomposite materials (Peng, Dhar, Liu, & Tam, 2011). Besides that, NCC can improves barrier properties in nanocomposite.