Volume: 41 Issue: 1
Valorization of processed residue of plant biomass as nanocellulosic material
Year: 2019, Page: 39-49, Doi: https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v41i1.Mishra
Received: Nov. 5, 2019 Accepted: Dec. 2, 2019 Published: Dec. 31, 2019
Residual biomass of Cymbopogon winterianus (Citronella), Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane bagasse) and Musa acuminata (Banana pseudo stem) were used as raw materials to produce nanofibrillar cellulose. Cellulose was extracted by bleaching treatments and, cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) were isolated by ultrasonication assisted TEMPO oxidation. Structure, morphology and thermal stability of the isolated CNFs were studied by Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. Swelling properties of the extracted CNFs were assessed at different pH. The aggregation and sedimentation behaviour of CNFs were evaluated at different salt concentration by measuring transmittance.The CNF isolated from bagasse was found to be more crystalline than those obtained from Citronella and banana stem biomass. Maximum swelling index was observed at neutral pH followed by alkaline pH. Swelling was prominent in Musa acuminate and Saccharum officinarum. Aggregation and sedimentation of CNFs occurred at high salt concentrartion while 10 mM was found to be the critical concentration of NaCl and CaCl2 for a stable dispersion of CNFs in water. This study provides a new approach for the effective utilization of agrowaste as a potential feedstock for the preparation of CNFs and their use in augmentation of advanced structural nanomaterials.
Keywords: CNF, Cymbopogon winterianus, Musa acuminate, Saccharum officinarum, TEMPO oxidation
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