Assessment of natural cellulosic powder from pepper pericarp waste (Piper nigrum L.) after alkalization and bleaching treatment : effect of alkali concentration and treatment cycle

• Main Authors: Ain Nadiah Sofiah Ahmad Khorairi, Noor-Soffalina Sofian-Seng, Rizafizah Othaman, Noorul Syuhada Mohd Razali, Khairul Farihan Kasim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19271/1/9.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19271/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil4_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil4_2022.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) pericarp is an agriculture waste in the production of white pepper. It is underutilised agro-industrial waste which could be a promising natural source of cellulose. Hence, finding an optimum way to remove the non cellulose components without degrading the cellulose structur...