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Effects of temperature and time on the morphology, pH, and buffering capacity of bast and core kenaf fibres.


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Nayeri, Majid Dehghan and Mohamad Tahir, Paridah and Harun, Jalaluddin and Abdullah, Luqman Chuah and Bakar, Edi Suhaimi and Jawaid, Mohammad and Namvar, Farideh (2013) Effects of temperature and time on the morphology, pH, and buffering capacity of bast and core kenaf fibres. BioResources, 8 (2). pp. 1801-1812. ISSN 1930-2126

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of heating on the morphology, pH, and buffering capacity of bast and core kenaf fibre. The bast material yielded longer and thinner fibres (with a higher aspect ratio) compared to the core. Changes in fibre morphology were clearly visible when the temperature of pulping was increased. The morphology of the bast fibre displayed significant variations following treatment at different pulping temperature (150, 160, 170, and 180 °C), time (1, 2, and 3 hours), and with the interaction between both parameters. Core fibre also exhibited significant variation in length, width, and wall thickness in all parameters, but lumen diameter and aspect ratio were not significantly affected by the same processing conditions. The pH value of both fibres was reduced as the temperature increased; core fibre was more acidic compared to bast fibre. Bast fibre exhibited greater acid buffering capacity and core fibre greater alkaline buffering capacity.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
Publisher: North Carolina State University
Keywords: Fibre characteristics; Buffering Capacity; Kenaf core; Kenaf bast.
Depositing User: Norhazura Hamzah
Date Deposited: 18 Jul 2014 04:01
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2015 02:44
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30776
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