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Isolation and characterization of macerated cellulose from pineapple leaf


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Abu Kassim, Naziratulasikin and Mohamed @ Asa'ari, Ainun Zuriyati and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Zakaria, Sarani and Azman, Siti Khaulah Zakiah and Abdullah, Hazwani Husna (2019) Isolation and characterization of macerated cellulose from pineapple leaf. BioResources, 14 (1). pp. 1998-1209. ISSN 1930-2126

Abstract

Diverse renewable resources, especially those obtained from residual agricultural wastes, are being exploited to reduce the impact of environmental damage. This study presents a method to produce purified cellulose extracted from locally planted pineapple leaves (Ananas comosus). The cellulose was extracted by maceration pretreatment. The heating times were varied. This method is a simpler and more effective approach to delignify the pineapple leaf fibers compared with conventional chemical pulping and bleaching processes. The chemical composition of the cellulose was investigated according to TAPPI standards and by structural analyses, namely Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicated that the hemicellulose and lignin were partially removed from the cellulose. Chemical analysis confirmed that the cellulose content increased from 25.8% (pineapple leaf fibers) to 70.9% (macerated cellulose). The optimum heating time was 3 h. However, XRD showed that the extracted cellulose had a higher crystallinity index than the initial pineapple leaf fibers. These results indicated that pretreatment via maceration has good potential applications in the production of macerated cellulose.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.14.1.1198-1209
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Pineapple leaf; Macerated cellulose; Pretreatment
Depositing User: Azhar Abdul Rahman
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2020 19:33
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2020 19:33
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80333
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