Solvent of sodium hydroxide and urea in water lowers energy cost of producing nanocellulosic fiber by 21%

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-molecular-simulations-supercomputing-energy-biomaterials.html

"renewable, biodegradable, found in plant cell walls, up to 8X stronger than steel... more efficient separating cellulose into nanofibrils, traditionally an energy-intensive, high-pressure mechanical procedure occurring in an aqueous pulp suspension... solvent pretreatment resulted in  777 kilowatt hours electricity savings per metric ton cellulose nanofibrils... composite for 3D-printing structures such as sustainable housing. vehicle assemblies"