CPC C08B 37/003 (2013.01) [C08B 15/02 (2013.01); C08B 15/08 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of isolating nanocrystals from a lignocellulose- or chitin-containing starting material, the method comprising
providing periodate anions in an amount of at least 5 mol per kg of the starting material; and
exposing the starting material to an oxidative effect of the periodate anions for a period of at least one day in an aqueous suspension, a pH-value of the aqueous suspension being adjusted to higher than pH 7.0.
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