Extraction of cellulose and microcrystalline cellulose from kenaf

Yoong, Li Hua and Shuhaida Harun, and Mohd Shaiful Sajab, and Jamaliah Md Jahim, and Siti Syazwani Mohd Shah, (2020) Extraction of cellulose and microcrystalline cellulose from kenaf. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 32 (2). pp. 205-213. ISSN 0128-0198

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Abstract

Bast and core of kenaf which categorized as agriculture residues were used in the extraction of cellulose due to its lignocellulosic nature. In this study, cellulose was extracted from the raw kenaf by using 10% alkaline peroxide pre-treatment followed by extraction process at 85 °C using the combination of 20% (v/v) formic acid and 10% (v/v) hydrogen peroxide that formed peroxy acid. The extracted cellulose was further hydrolyzed by 1.5 M of hydrochloric acid at 80 °C to yield microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). Relatively high yield of 71.81% (w/w) and 94.8% (w/w) were achieved for extracted cellulose and MCC, respectively. Based on FESEM, the average diameter of kenaf cellulose and MCC were 12.43 μm and 11.64 μm, respectively with the separated fibrils and rod-like structural. FT-IR spectral peaks observed in the cellulose and MCC revealed that most hemicellulose and lignin were eliminated during the chemical treatments. XRD analysis results exhibited that kenaf MCC gives the sharpest and highest peak s compared to others. The results also showed that the crystallinity index of extracted cellulose and MCC were increased to 60.5% and 62.3%, respectively.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:Kenaf; Cellulose; Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC); Alkaline hydrogen peroxide; Peroxy acid
Journal:Jurnal Kejuruteraan
ID Code:15325
Deposited By: ms aida -
Deposited On:06 Oct 2020 00:52
Last Modified:12 Oct 2020 01:05

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