TY  - JOUR
T1  - Preparation and Characterization of Microcrystalline Cellulose from Cellulose Based-Agro Wastes
AU - Suchiya, Voravadee AU - Potiyaraj, Pranut AU - Aht-Ong, Duangdao 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 12
SP  - 2566
EP  - 2572
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2016.2566.2572
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.2566.2572
KW  - Microcrystalline cellulose
KW  -acid hydrolysis
KW  -degree of polymerization
KW  -biopolymer
KW  -bagasse
KW  -banana stem
AB  - Two types of agricultural wastes, Bagasse (BG) and Banana Stem (BS) were extracted and hydrolyzed
into Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) by acid hydrolysis using HCl and H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> . The suitable condition for preparing MCC from each agricultural waste was investigated. From the results of Thermogravimetric Analysis
(TGA), the suitable NaOH concentrations for delignification of BG and BS fiber were 0.5 and 1 M, respectively.
The most appropriate bleaching condition giving high whiteness and less degradation of both pulps
was 6% H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> in alkali solution. For H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> hydrolysis, BG and BS MCC achieved their unchanged average particle sizes (6-7 &mu;m) and equilibrium Degree of Polymerization (DP) values (233-256) within 60 and 30 min,
respectively. Whereas, the optimum conditions for BG and BS hydrolyzed with 2.5 N HCl to obtain their
unchanged average particle sizes (6-7 &mu;m) and equilibrium DP values (238-303) were at 120 and 60 min,
respectively. In addition, particle size of all obtained BG and BS MCCs was smaller than Commercial
Microcrystalline Cellulose (CM-MCC).
ER  -