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Isolation of cellulose from salacca midrib fibers by chemical treatments

Year: 2018

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Salacca midrib fibers (SMF) have potential as a new source of cellulosic material. The method of isolate cellulose from SMF carried out by the different stages of chemical treatment. First stage is alkalization using sodium hydroxide and then second stage is bleaching treatment using hydrogen peroxide. The chemical composition analysis of SMF was determined at different stages of chemical treatments. Physical analysis was carried out by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Change in surface morphologies of fibers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Isolation process of cellulose from SMF by alkali and bleaching treatments successfully increased content of α-cellulose, decreased content of lignin and increased percentage of index crystallinity of fibers.

Source: IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/434/1/012078

Authors: V Yudha, H S B Rochardjo, J Jamasri, R Widyorini, F Yudhanto, S Darmanto

Institutions: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Diponegoro University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universitas Gadjah Mada