As the animal feed industry continues to evolve, the regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly c...

In the world of corrugated board production, it's not just about making boxes; it's about delivering...

Water based waterproofing elastomeric coatings, especially roof coatings, have become a hot topic la...

Recent awareness in sustainability as well as changes in the legislation regarding single-use produc...

Our world is facing massive disruptions lately. Barely any service, raw material or product goes unt...

High-build coatings, also known as ultra high-build (UHB) coatings are paints that are applied in hi...

Approximately 410 Million m3 (2018) of wood panels are produced today and the most common types are ...

Agricultural formulations are commonly used by farmers to increase crop yields. These formulations e...

Protecting crops from pests, weeds and fungal infections is key to maintaining the health of plants ...

Seed coatings are a common method of seed treatment which applies the antimicrobial and/or fungicida...

The last few years have seen a very fast increase in the use of biologicals and biocontrol agents in...

With an increasing trend to more environmentally friendly and low VOC paints, waterborne coatings ar...

The corrugated business is an industry always in development. After five years of looking into the c...

In this blog post we have collected our key learnings from working with corrugated board in over 170...

To wrap up this corrugated boards application series we finish with a focus on warp. Warp is one of ...

The bonding quality determines the ultimate strength of the corrugated board. In my previous blog po...

Having demonstrated the viscosity stabilizing effect of Exilva in starch adhesives, for this third b...

In a previous blog post, I explained how the new technology of Exilva microfibrillated cellulose may...

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are a group of cationic antimicrobials widely used for numerous...

There is a strong need to disinfect and sanitize frequently touched surfaces. Exilva Microfibrillate...

Hydroalcoholic hand sanitizers are the best option to keep up your hand hygiene when soap and water ...

Starch is a natural polymer found in many processes either as an adhesive or a thickener. Following ...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) has a good film-forming ability, where the film is strong and light...

Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and Exilva microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) can both be used as rheolog...

Undesirable phenomena such as sedimentation and settling can often occur during the storage of paint...

Paint manufacturers have been formulating paints containing microspheres in many years. Formulators ...

The pursue for a more efficient and increasingly EHS improved way of incorporating microfibrillated ...

Modified polyurea and Exilva Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) can both be used as rheology modifier ...

Clay (including montmorillonite and bentonite) additives and Exilva microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)...

Exilva microfibrillated cellulose and fumed silica are both used for controlling the rheology of liq...

Surfactants are present in most consumer products. The most familiar examples are shampoos, hand was...

What is heat of hydration, and how does it affect the settling and curing phase of the concrete? Lea...

Gypsum boards (plasterboard/drywall) are a very commonly used product in the construction industry. ...

Sedimentation of solid particles in liquid materials, like paints and inks, is caused by gravitation...

The scientific method Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool originally developed to scrutinize the e...

Often the word sustainability is used to designate that something is good, without any specification...

When most people were talking about the brutal polar vortex that hit Chicago earlier this year, I am...

In China we are currently seeing a massive shift towards sustainable technologies. Many are describi...

Over the last century, human activities have been affecting the global environment, most noticeably ...

Solving problems you have or initiate new innovations can lead down quite different paths. Sometimes...

Coating performance is often very complex, and can depend on the coating system itself, substrate to...

Is powder handling a problem in your production facilities? If yes, you have probably tried to reduc...

We rely on well-proven construction technologies wherever we move around. The construction technolog...

We are starting to see major shifts towards increased focus on sustainability, with examples like th...

You may have noticed that the number of waterborne systems has increased massively during the past d...

The technology of cellulose fibrils/nanocellulose is breaking new grounds, and my research review th...

Lime, consisting of air lime and hydraulic lime, is one of the most important historical constructio...

Trends are clear; today's technology demands expect smaller and lighter devices, while at the same t...

Concrete products are a complex mixture of chemicals, fines, and heavy particles. It's always challe...

For decades, producers of fluid materials have used HASE as the fundamental technology to control fl...

As a researcher, to have an overview of the alternatives available in your area of profession is of ...

Rheology is the study of deformation and flow of material under stress, for example how easily mater...

A fast viscosity recovery is good, and some times crucial, but that would also affect the leveling, ...

There is a growing interest to increase the portion of bio-based components in various consumables. ...

Suddenly, the new tax on pollutants in China, their ban on solvent based coatings for containers, an...

There are several solutions to improve strength performance, and there are new materials available o...

Mixing two liquids like oil and water is hard enough. At the same time keeping it stable, adds an ad...

This month’s research review has some interesting news from the world of nanocellulose. We have refe...

One of the benefits of highly fibrillated cellulose fibrils is its very high surface area. When the ...

Many reasons can lead to unstable formulations when you first start testing a new formulation or a n...

Everyday life is full of formulations containing solid particles, pigments, beads or fillers. Depend...

You may have read about the issues related to lithium-ion batteries lately. Situations where the bat...

Paint formulators face many challenges in today’s market, and are continuously in search of new inno...

A familiar problem for producers of coatings and polyolefins is what literature calls blocking. When...

Cellulose fibrils have been written and talked about for years. A substantial amount of reports have...

Shotcrete is concrete or mortar pneumatically projected at high velocity through a nozzle. Its compo...

Cellulose-based materials, like paper and board, are commonly used in packaging. They are light-weig...

Our blog post of the week is today a really exciting one! We have been so fortunate to interview Pet...

Controlling rheology in very acidic or alkaline environments can be a tricky challenge. Different pr...

Bio-based is on everyone's lips these days, and there are a high number of initiatives going on in i...

Are you looking for a new additive for controlling rheology? In this article if will give you an exp...

Ever heard about bouligand structures or tunicates? And how are these topics relating to nanocellulo...

One of my favourite characteristics of the cellulose fibrils is its behaviour when drying or involve...

OK, so this case fascinated me a great deal. I have previously learned a lot on film forming propert...

Printed electronics suit well for the current mega trends, like internet of things and growing inter...

Making nanopaper is an good test on the characteristics of cellulose fibrils, and especially strengt...

Cellulose fibrils are most often supplied as readily activated water suspensions. This maintains the...

It is important for producers of coatings to control flow and stability. The way to do this in water...

Is microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) the same as nanocellulose? What is the difference between micro-...

Continuously following the world of cellulose fibrils and the development is both dynamic and intere...

The performance coatings sector has seen decades of development to protect installations and transpo...

Never heard of Cellulose Fibrils, like microfibrillated cellulose (often referred to as nanocellulos...

Nanocellulose has been a hot topic for several years and numerous applications have been proposed, s...

Dust originating from abrasion of dry materials can cause a danger to the health and environment. On...

Dr. Julien Bras from the Grenoble Institute of Techonology has been working in the field of cellulos...

Cellulose fibrils has been present in the academic sector since the 1980’s, but it is completely new...

Typically, when using polymeric rheology modifiers, the viscosity of a formulation decreases with in...

Within the field of nanocellulose and cellulose fibrils, there is an increasingly rapid pace of new ...

Another episode of Topic Tuesday where we break down the rheological profile of cellulose fibrils un...

There are many different solutions for reducing wrinkles and age marks on the skin. These range from...

If you google the word medical device, you will get pictures of sophisticated hospital equipment and...

This week’s blog post started its life when I attended a stakeholder forum which was organized by th...

This weeks topic is a follow-up from our last Topic Tuesday. Then we talked about the shear thinning...

Yet another year in the name of innovating with cellulose fibrils has gone by. And again we are thri...

I stumbled over an article the other day, grasping the opportunity that’s emerging in relation to ma...

Cellulose fibrils has shown great potential as an oxygen barrier in packaging. This has led to numer...

Shear thinning and the viscosity as a function of shear rate is a key parameter to control in produc...

Water holding capacity, or high water retention value, is often mentioned as a key property of cellu...

Plastic microparticles found in the environment have gotten a lot of attention lately. Many of the p...

Once again, welcome to Topic Tuesday, brought to you by the Exilva Blog. Topic Tuesday is dedicated ...

Montmorillonite (Bentonite) clay and cellulose fibrils has a lot in common since they both can be us...

Welcome to the first of our brand new video series; Topic Tuesday, brought to you by the Exilva Blog...

Traveling around talking about microfibrillated cellulose for the past 8 years, has thought me an im...

I have been working with cellulose fibrils for over 6 years now, and every day there seems to be new...

Water soluble polymers have been used for decades, bringing various functionalities to a high number...

As usual, the landscape of cellulose fibrils and nanocellulose is moving, with both academia and com...

As a new boy in the world of cellulose fibrils, I am steadily getting an overview of what potential ...

You might have noticed how the air quality around us is changing constantly. Do you remember the las...

2017 has been a year of record storms and hurricanes. In August and September, the hurricanes lined ...

Have you heard the saying “Oil and water don’t mix”? This is a proverb said of things with such diff...

The field of nanocellulose, fibrils of cellulose and microfibrillated cellulose is moving rapidly in...

Governments around the world are pushing industries to reduce their volatile organic compound (VOC) ...

One of the advantages of cellulosic materials (including nanocellulose and microfibrillated cellulos...

Introducing a totally new material or technology to the market can often be challenging. Most people...

Wound dressings are advanced materials designed for securing sufficient healing of exterior wounds. ...

The transformation from cathode ray tubes to LCD displays has been rapid since the early 2000s. We n...

Innovation in aerospace technologies is moving forward with a very high pace. Since the mid-1990s we...

Can MFC assist formulators of car care products achieve the next level of performance? Can it offer ...

The open time, wet edge or lapping of a coating is a measure of how much time an air dry coating tak...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) differs from many rheology modifiers in that aspect that it can be ...

Three dimensional (3D) printing and tissue engineering are two fields that are currently developing ...

Professor Lars Berglund, Head of the Biocomposites Division at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in ...

There are many exciting new innovations coming through in the field of nanocellulose and microfibril...

Microfibrillated cellulose is an interesting rheology additive in several aspects due to its multi-f...

Have you ever had problems with your inkjet printer? I bet that several people have experienced that...

In many end products, and specifically in cosmetics, the first thing that attracts the consumer is t...

There is a high number of new developments going on in the field of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)...

Have you run into problems with incompatibilities between the surfactant you would like to use and o...

Many strategy processes start with the question “how can we improve our business?”. This is a questi...

A lot of work on the MFC and nanocellulose is going on in an increased amount of business fields, al...

Oil recovery with all different operations is a fascinating field for a rheologist since so versatil...

Making foams, in other words introducing gas in a solid or liquid, is needed in industries like cons...

Japanese companies have worked with the cellulose nanofibers (CNF) for more than 20 years and are in...

In my previous blog post, I covered the characteristics of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and fume...

The market for packaging and packaging solutions is expected to grow in the next four years due to f...

From time to time I get comments from people interested in microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) that the...

The biggest change in the coffee culture in recent years has been the way people prepare their coffe...

2017 looks exciting regarding the commercial use of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC). New industrial...

The first thing that usually comes to mind when hearing the word incontinence is diapers. These larg...

Cellulose is a renewable and sustainable material and is one of the most abundant natural polymers o...

It has been an amazing first year for The Exilva Blog and we’ve been proved that the entrance of Mic...

Cellulose is a renewable and sustainable material and is one of the most abundant natural polymers o...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and fumed silica are both used for controlling the rheology of liqu...

The use of cellulose in the form of filter paper is known for long. Still, we see limited use in wat...

A unique character of MFC is that it normally comes as a water suspension and at very low concentrat...

A lot is happening in the world of microfibrillated cellulose and nanocellulose these days. One hot ...

Developing a new kind of material is fascinating work and requires many innovations before the produ...

Cosmetic products are one of the most exciting application areas for microfibrillated cellulose (MFC...

Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) is known for its high surface area and large amount of available fu...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is already present in a variety of applications, like adhesives, co...

Among the many potential applications of cellulosic nanomaterials, one of the most promising is the ...

On the Exilva blog, we will on regular basis bring you selected news from the latest application res...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) has many properties wanted in cosmetic products: good skin feel, de...

Sustainability is a widely used concept, but it is critical to understand what it means and that it ...

Over the last several years consumers have become more and more aware of the environmental impact of...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is subject to high interest from both academia and the industry the...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) has potential as a multifunctional additive in various applications...

Effective pest control is an essential part of modern food production. Different pesticide products,...

In the exiting field of microfibrillated cellulose new usage opportunities are constantly emerging. ...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a natural and sustainable material derived from cellulose. As fo...

Since around year 2000, there has been a notable increase in the number of patent applications filed...

Currently the world financial situation is such that expensive exploration for new oil wells becomes...

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