The Effect of Chemical and High-Pressure Homogenization Treatment Conditions on the Morphology of Cellulose Nanoparticles

Table 2

Effect of treatment conditions on the size of cellulose nanocrystals.

Sample	Variables	Treatment cycle
		0	3	5	10
B	Length, /nm	186 ± 96	141 ± 28	121 ± 30	124 ± 48
	Diameter, /nm	11.6 ± 2.8	9.0 ± 1.4	9.0 ± 1.6	9.0 ± 2.0
	Axial ratio, /	16	15.7	13.4	13.7
		0	1	3	20
C	Length, /nm	149 ± 54	145 ± 47	118 ± 66	93 ± 26
	Diameter, /nm	9.4 ± 2.2	11.5 ± 1.9	10 ± 2.6	8.9 ± 1.8
	Axial ratio, /	15.8	12.6	11.8	10.5
		0	1	3	5
D	Length, /nm	124 ± 28	112 ± 25	94 ± 22	62 ± 26
	Diameter, /nm	7.9 ± 1.6	7.7 ± 1.5	9.5 ± 1.8	8.7 ± 1.2
	Axial ratio, /	15.7	14.5	9.9	7.2