Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethyl cellulose derived from empty fruit bunch

• Main Authors: Nurul Suhada Ab Rasid, Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol, Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18052/1/3.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18052/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil9_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil9_2021.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB), a cellulose rich lignocellulosic biomass has huge potential to be utilised as a raw material for the synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). In this study, CMC was synthesised from EFB extracted cellulose at the optimum carboxymethylation reaction conditions. Th...