Isolation and Characterization of Cellulose from Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Peel

• Main Authors: Siddiqui V.U., Almehjani T.M., Sapuan S.M., Jamal T., Ilyas R.A., Eldin S.M., Khan A., Jameel Y.
• Other Authors: 57202494204
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2025
• Subjects: Alkalinity; Biodegradability; Crystallinity; Delignification; Extraction; Particle Size; Agricultural wastes; Field emission microscopes; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Particle size; Particle size analysis; Plants (botany); Scanning electron microscopy; X ray diffraction analysis; Cristallinity; Environmental difficulty; Extraction process; Financial costs; Fruit and vegetable waste; Isolation; Isolation and characterization; Outer layer; Pomegranate peel; Punica granatum; Cellulose

A commonly wasted agricultural waste, pomegranate peel has attracted attention as a useful biomaterial with a wide range of potential uses. Fruit and vegetable wastes create environmental difficulties, as well as a loss of valuable biomass and a financial cost to enterprises, due to its high biodegr...