Spherical Nanocrystalline Cellulose (NCC) from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Pulp via Ultrasound Assisted Hydrolysis

• Main Authors: Zianor Azrina, Z. A., Beg, M. D. H., R. M., Yunus, Ridzuan, Ramli, Norhafzan, Junadi, A. K. M., Moshiul Alam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16397/1/Spherical%20nanocrystalline%20cellulose%20%28NCC%29%20from%20oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16397/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.01.035
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was isolated from oil palm empty fruit bunch pulp (EFBP) using ultrasound assisted acid hydrolysis. The obtained NCC was analysed using FESEM, XRD, FTIR, and TGA, and compared with raw empty fruit bunch fibre (REFB), empty fruit bunch pulp (EFBP), and treated empty fr...