Extraction and characterization of cellulose nanofibres and cellulose nanocrystals from Sammaz-14 maize cobs

• Main Authors: Ali, Jamila, Danladi, Abdullahi, Bukhari, Musa M., Nyakuma, Bemgba, Mamza, Paul, Mohamad, Zurina, Musa, Abubakar, Inuwa, Ibrahim M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Bellwether Publishing, Ltd. 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91855/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1856279

This article investigated the utilization of the Sammaz-14 variety of maize (Zea mays spp.) cobs for the isolation of nanocelluloses through chemical and mechanical methods. The extracted nanocelluloses were characterized by particle size analysis (PSA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier tra...