Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis

In recent years, there has been a great interest in the production of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) due to its excellent properties. In this study, empty fruit bunch (EFB) was used as the material for the production of NCC due to its high cellulose content, inexpensive and readily-available source...

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Main Authors: Gan, P.G., Sam, S.T., Bin Abdullah, M.F., Bin Zulkepli, N.N., Yeong, Y.F.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2017
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spelling utp-eprints.203222018-04-23T01:04:23Z Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis Gan, P.G. Sam, S.T. Bin Abdullah, M.F. Bin Zulkepli, N.N. Yeong, Y.F. In recent years, there has been a great interest in the production of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) due to its excellent properties. In this study, empty fruit bunch (EFB) was used as the material for the production of NCC due to its high cellulose content, inexpensive and readily-available source. NCC was prepared using acid hydrolysis at 62 for 1 hours. The morphology of NCC was determined by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The size of NCC was less than 50 nm in width. The obtained NCC was also characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). FTIR spectra analysis showed that hemicellulose and lignin were mostly removed from the EFB after bleaching and alkaline pre-treatment. XRD diffractograms revealed that EFB nanocellulose showed a crystallinity improvement of 24.3 compared to raw EFB cellulose. © 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030181933&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fSSP.264.9&partnerID=40&md5=a5bb660a54bb59e9bf1e187e883e4dcc Gan, P.G. and Sam, S.T. and Bin Abdullah, M.F. and Bin Zulkepli, N.N. and Yeong, Y.F. (2017) Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis. Solid State Phenomena, 264 SS . pp. 9-12. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/20322/
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description In recent years, there has been a great interest in the production of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) due to its excellent properties. In this study, empty fruit bunch (EFB) was used as the material for the production of NCC due to its high cellulose content, inexpensive and readily-available source. NCC was prepared using acid hydrolysis at 62 for 1 hours. The morphology of NCC was determined by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The size of NCC was less than 50 nm in width. The obtained NCC was also characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). FTIR spectra analysis showed that hemicellulose and lignin were mostly removed from the EFB after bleaching and alkaline pre-treatment. XRD diffractograms revealed that EFB nanocellulose showed a crystallinity improvement of 24.3 compared to raw EFB cellulose. © 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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author Gan, P.G.
Sam, S.T.
Bin Abdullah, M.F.
Bin Zulkepli, N.N.
Yeong, Y.F.
spellingShingle Gan, P.G.
Sam, S.T.
Bin Abdullah, M.F.
Bin Zulkepli, N.N.
Yeong, Y.F.
Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
author_sort Gan, P.G.
title Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
title_short Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
title_full Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
title_fullStr Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
title_sort characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose isolated from empty fruit bunch using acid hydrolysis
publisher Trans Tech Publications Ltd
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