Optimization of reaction conditions for preparing carboxymethyl cellulose from sago waste

• Main Authors: Pushpamalar, Vengidesh, Langford, Steven James, Ahmad @ Ayob, Mansor, Lim, Yau Yan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40031/1/Optimization%20of%20reaction%20conditions%20for%20preparing%20carboxymethyl%20cellulose%20from%20sago%20waste.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40031/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861705006041

Sago pulp (57% w/w) isolated from sago waste was converted to carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) by etherification using sodium monochloroacetate and sodium hydroxide. The reaction was optimized against temperature, concentration and reaction time. The optimized product has a large degree of substitution...