Chemical composition, crystallinity, and thermal degradation of bleached and unbleached kenaf bast (Hibiscus cannabinus) pulp and nanofibers

• Main Authors: Jonoobi, Mehdi, Harun, Jalaludin, Shakeri, Alireza, Misra, Manjusri, Oksman, Kristiina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40213/1/Chemical%20composition%2C%20crystallinity%2C%20and%20thermal%20degradation%20of%20bleached%20and%20unbleached%20kenaf%20bast%20%28Hibiscus%20cannabinus%29%20pulp%20and%20nanofibers.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40213/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_04_2_0626_Jonoobi_ONHM_Chem_Comp_Cryst_Thermal_Kenaf_Nanofibers

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) nanofibers were isolated from unbleached and bleached pulp by a combination of chemical and mechanical treatments. The chemical methods were based on NaOH-AQ (anthraquinone) and three-stage bleaching (DEpD) processes, whereas the mechanical techniques involved refining, c...