The nanocellulose industry has huge development potential, but the current market needs to be further developed.

Nanocellulose is a fiber aggregate with a diameter of less than 100nm extracted from natural cellulose. According to different preparation processes, nanocellulose can be divided into cellulose nanofibers (CNF), bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), and electrospun fibers (ECC IV). Among them, cellulose nanofibers Fiber technology is mature and is currently the mainstream product in the market, accounting for more than 80%.

Nanocellulose comes from a wide range of sources, including straw, wood, waste paper, bagasse, etc. Nanocellulose has small diameter and has multiple advantages such as high activity, large specific surface area, high transparency, renewable, and degradable. It is widely used in wastewater treatment, energy, food, papermaking, electronics, biomedicine, 3D printing and other fields. Against the background of increasingly stringent environmental protection supervision and continuous advancement of preparation technology, the nanocellulose industry has huge development potential.

According to the “2022-2026 Nanocellulose Industry Venture Capital Situation and Investment and Financing Strategy Guidelines Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In 2021, the global nanocellulose market size will be approximately 2.38 billion yuan, and the industry output will be approximately 22,000 tons. It is expected that from 2022 to 2026, the global nanocellulose market will grow at an average annual compound growth rate of approximately 18.6%, and in 2026 It reaches about 6 billion yuan per year. From a downstream perspective, food is the main application scenario of nanocellulose, accounting for one-third, followed by papermaking, accounting for about 30.0%.

Global nanocellulose production capacity is mainly concentrated in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Among them, European and American companies occupy a major share of the high-end nanocellulose market by virtue of their advantages such as advanced technology, early launch, and complete equipment. The nanocellulose market is highly concentrated, and there are few companies in the world with nanocellulose mass production capabilities, including Sweden’s Innventia, the United States’ Cullu Force, Fiberlean, Borregaard, etc. my country’s nanocellulose-related research institutions include Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shandong University, etc. In recent years, with the deepening of research, nanocellulose-related research results have continued to grow.

There are various preparation techniques for nanocellulose, which are divided into mechanical methods, chemical methods, biological methods, chemical + mechanical methods, etc. Among them, chemical methods are divided into enzymatic hydrolysis methods, acid hydrolysis methods, etc., and mechanical methods include ball milling method, high-pressure homogenization method, High-speed stirring method, etc. At present, the global nanocellulose market is still in its early stages of development. Due to low output and difficulty in preparation, nanocellulose is still far from large-scale application.

Industry analysts said that nanocellulose has excellent performance and a wide range of raw materials. It is an excellent substitute for petroleum-based products and is environmentally friendly. Against the backdrop of increasingly stringent regulations, nanocellulose has broad application prospects. However, at present, due to technical limitations, the scale of global nanocellulose production is small, and its application is still in its infancy. There is considerable room for improvement in product practicality and commercialization.