The wide-angle-X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of K, KA,KB, and freeze dried CNCs were recorded on a Bruker AXS Xray diffraction instrument using monochromatic CuK_ radiation (_ = 0.154 nm) generated at 40 kV and 40 mA. Scattered radiation was detected in the range for Bragg’s angle 2_ of 10–70◦.