Nanocellulose is a new bio-based suspension and stabilizing material with great advantages in the daily chemical industry. With its unique three-dimensional structure of nanofibers, it can achieve long-term particle suspension in a transparent and low-viscosity system, perfectly solving the problem of settlement and stratification of petals, plant particles, and active microbeads. It is especially suitable for amino acid shower gel, transparent cleaning gel, and high-value daily chemical formulas. It is the core new material that replaces traditional suspending agents and solves the problem of suspending transparent materials. In the development process of cleansing and care product formulas, the high-looking transparent suspension system has become a mainstream selling point in the market. However, most transparent amino acid systems have low viscosity and strong fluidity, and are very prone to problems such as petals sinking to the bottom, particle accumulation, upper and lower layering, and shelf life instability. Traditional suspension additives generally rely on thickening and viscosity-raising to lock particles, which can easily lead to opaque materials, sticky skin, and false smoothness after rinsing, seriously affecting product quality. Nanocellulose suspension technology breaks the traditional limitation of 'must be thickened to suspend'.
Today, with the three major waves of 'pure beauty,' 'efficacious skin care,' and 'sustainable consumption,' the daily chemical industry is accelerating to say goodbye to the traditional formula system represented by synthetic thickeners, petrochemical emulsifiers, and plastic microbeads. A new material that sounds a bit 'cutting-edge' but is closely related to every bottle of essence and every facial cleanser - nanocellulose, is quietly becoming the core new choice for high-end daily chemical formulas. Who is it? How is it different from ordinary cellulose? Why is it called 'invisible diamond from nature'? This article will take you through it in one go. 1. What is nanocellulose: 'Dismantle' wood to the nanoscale. Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer on earth and is widely found in plant cell walls, algae and some bacteria. The so-called nanocellulose (Nanocellulose) is to 'disassemble' natural cellulose to at least one dimensional size through physical, chemical or biological means.
Under the industry trend of new green materials replacing traditional chemical raw materials, nanocellulose has become the preferred biomass nanomaterial for lightweight, functional and green modification in various fields with its core characteristics of natural renewable, high strength, high specific surface area, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. Conventional unmodified nanocellulose on the market has a large amount of polar hydrophilic hydroxyl groups on the surface, and has excellent water phase dispersion, thickening and water retention properties. However, the strong hydrophilic properties bring great application limitations: in oil-phase solvents, oily systems, polymer resins, and non-polar coatings, problems such as agglomeration and flocculation, stratification sedimentation, and interface peeling are prone to occur. Uniform dispersion and functional loading cannot be achieved. For a long time, it has been difficult to adapt to the production process and performance standards of high-end coatings, rubber-plastic composite materials, oil-based cosmetics, and waterproof functional materials. Nanjing Tianlu Nanotechnology Co., Ltd. focuses on the core technological bottleneck of the industry and deeply engages in the research, development and industrialization of nanocellulose surface modification technology. Through independent and controllable refined surface