| Literature DB >> 28224888 |
Z A Zianor Azrina1, M Dalour H Beg2, M Y Rosli3, Ridzuan Ramli4, Norhafzan Junadi5, A K M Moshiul Alam6.
Abstract
Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was isolated from oil palm empty fruit bunch pulp (EFBP) using ultrasound assisted acid hydrolysis. The obtained NCC was analysed using FESEM, XRD, FTIR, and TGA, and compared with raw empty fruit bunch fibre (REFB), empty fruit bunch pulp (EFBP), and treated empty fruit bunch pulp (TEFBP). Based on FESEM analysis, it was found that NCC has a spherical shaped after acid hydrolysis with the assistance of ultrasound. This situation was different compared to previous studies that obtained rod-like shaped of NCC. Furthermore, the crystallinity of NCC is higher compared to REFB and EFBP. According to thermal stability, the NCC obtained shows remarkable sign of high thermal stability compared to REFB and EFBP.Entities:
Keywords: Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC); raw empty fruit bunch fibre (REFB); ultrasound assisted acid hydrolysis
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28224888 DOI： 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.01.035
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Carbohydr Polym ISSN： 0144-8617 Impact factor: 9.381