Production and Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Waste and Its Effect on the Melt Rheology of PLA

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SEM micrographs of (a) raw ATW fiber, (b) extracted cellulose fiber, (c, d) CNC, (e, f) CNC/2-EHA, (g) lyophilized CNC, and (h) lyophilized CNC/2-EHA.

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