Weverified thatreactiontimehadmoreinfluence onthe
nanocrystallinecellulosepropertiesthanH2SO4/fiber ratio.From
the designanalysisitwaspossibletopredictthecrystallinityindex
of NC.Additionally,weobservedthatNCtendstoagglomerated
afterdriedbythespray-dryingprocessproducingparticleswith
spherical andirregularshapes.