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  • July 2, 2018

    Rjs33333金沙线路检测o to Develop New Cellulose Nanofiber Through Application of Cellophane Production Technology

    Rjs33333金沙线路检测o Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Chairman, President & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces that it has applied cellulose production technology to develop Xanthated Cellulose Nanofiber (XCNF®), a new cellulose nanofiber.
    Cellulose nanofiber is a fibrous substance made by microfiberizing cellulose in wood cellulose fiber to the nanometer level* using chemical or mechanical processes. It is said to have one fifth the weight of steel but five times its strjs33333金沙线路检测th. Cellulose nanofiber has drawn a great deal of attention in recent years as a next-generation material that can be applied to various purposes, such as reducing the weight of automobiles. (* 1 nm = 0.000001 mm = 10-9 m)
    Rjs33333金沙线路检测o focused on the production technology of cellophane manufactured at our Takefu Plant, independently developing a technology using the intermediate product, cellulose xanthate, to produce cellulose nanofiber. XCNF has xanthate groups in its cellulose molecules, but it is possible to remove these groups with simple processing to convert XCNF into cellulose nanofiber such as that made from pure cellulose.
    Rjs33333金沙线路检测o made a presentation regarding the development of XCNF at the 85th Pulp and Paper Research Conference (organized by the Japan Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry) held on June 20, 2018. Moving forward, Rjs33333金沙线路检测o will collaborate with companies and universities on fundamental research and merchandise development utilizing the features of XCNF so as to work toward its practical application.

    • Appearjs33333金沙线路检测ce of XCNF

      Appearance of XCNF

    • XCNF viewed through a trjs33333金沙线路检测smission electron microscope

      XCNF viewed through a transmission electron microscope