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Isolation and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from sugar palm fibres (Arenga Pinnata)


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R.A., Ilyas and S.M., Sapuan and M.R., Ishak (2018) Isolation and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from sugar palm fibres (Arenga Pinnata). Carbohydrate Polymers, 181. 1038 - 1051. ISSN 0144-8617, ESSN: 1879-1344

Abstract

Cellulose was extracted from sugar palm fibres (Arenga pinnata) by conducting delignification and mercerization treatments. Subsequently, sugar palm nanocrystalline celluloses (SPNCCs) were isolated from the extracted cellulose with 60 wt% concentrated sulphuric acid. The chemical composition of sugar palm fibres were determined at different stages of treatment. Structural analysis was carried out by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Morphological analysis of extracted cellulose and isolated nanocrystalline cellulose (NCCs) was investigated by using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The thermal stability of sugar palm fibres at different stages of treatment was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that lignin and hemicellulose were removed from the extracted cellulose through the delignification and mercerization process, respectively. The isolated SPNCCs were found to have length and diameters of 130 ± 30 nm and 9 ± 1.96 nm, respectively.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.11.045
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Sugar palm fibres; Cellulose; Sugar palm nanocrystalline cellulose; Nanofibre; Thermal behavior; Acid hydrolysis
Depositing User: Mr. Sazali Mohamad
Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2020 08:16
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2020 08:16
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74759
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