Nanocellulose has broad application prospects, and global production capacity is mostly concentrated in Europe and the United States.

Nanocellulose is a fiber or crystal with a diameter below 100nm and a length of several microns extracted from natural cellulose through chemical, physical, biological or a combination of these methods. As a new type of nanomaterial, nanocellulose has the advantages of wide sources, low cost, natural renewable, cheap and easy to obtain. It is an excellent substitute for traditional petrochemical resources and has huge room for future industry development.

At present, the main production methods of nanocellulose include mechanical methods, chemical methods and biological methods, among which chemical methods include enzymatic hydrolysis and acid hydrolysis. According to different preparation methods, nanocellulose can be divided into four categories: cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), cellulose nanofibers (CNF), electrospun fibers (ECC) and bacterial cellulose (BC). In the international market, the main suppliers of nanocellulose are Fiberlean, Kruger, Borregaard and Nippon Paper.

According to the “2021-2025 Nanocellulose Industry Venture Investment Situation and Investment and Financing Strategy Guidelines Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, with the increasingly strict environmental protection supervision and the advancement of related production technologies, the global nanocellulose market has continued to expand. By 2020, the global nanocellulose market has reached 1.23 billion yuan, of which the cellulose nanofiber market accounts for the largest share. big. The nanocellulose market has huge development potential. It is expected that the global nanocellulose market will maintain a compound annual growth rate of 13.8% from 2021 to 2026.

Globally, nanocellulose production capacity is mainly concentrated in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. North America is the main producing area of ​​global nanocellulose, accounting for more than 40% of the production capacity. The representative countries in this region are the United States, Canada, etc. The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing rapid economic development. With market development, Asia-Pacific is expected to replace North America as the main production area of ​​nanocellulose in the future. my country is the world’s largest producer of cellulose fiber. It has raw material advantages in developing nanocellulose. my country’s nanocellulose market has good development prospects in the future.

With good mechanical strength, dimensional stability, biodegradability and impact resistance, nanocellulose has shown excellent performance in cushioning materials, water treatment, pharmaceutical carriers, aerospace, cosmetics, packaging, textiles, composite materials and other fields. Application prospects. Nanocellulose’s wide adaptability and unique properties have promoted its rapid market expansion. However, at present, the global nanocellulose market application is still in its preliminary stage, and is still far from marketization and large-scale application.

Industry analysts said that currently only a few countries in the world, such as the United States, Japan, and Canada, have the capacity to mass produce nanocellulose. Research on nanocellulose is still in its early stages. Nanocellulose has excellent comprehensive properties and shows good application prospects in many fields such as electronics, medicine, energy, packaging, food, etc. In the future, with the continuous deepening of research and the advancement of related technologies, the nanocellulose market has great development potential.