Isolation and characterisation of cellulose from cortex, pith and whole of the Pennisetum purpureum: Effect of sodium hydroxide concentration

• Main Authors: Tuan Rohadi, Tuan Nurain, Mohd Jamir, Mohd Ridzuan, Abdul Majid, Mohd Shukry, Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology; TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/85643/1/85643_Isolation%20and%20characterisation%20of%20cellulose.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85643/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S223878542031961X; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.10.102

In this study, the potential of cellulose isolation from the cortex, pith, and whole of the Pennisetum purpureum stem was explored. The cellulose was extracted using 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20% concentration of alkali followed by 1.7% concentration of sodium chlorite. The cortex and pith of Pennisetum pur...