Nanocellulose from oil palm mesocarp fiber using hydrothermal treatment with low concentration of oxalic acid

• Main Authors: Noor Fitrah, Abu Bakar, Norazah, Abd A. Rahman, Mahazmi Burhanudin, Mahadi, Syaidatul Akma, Mohd Zuki, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, M. Z., Wahab, Lenggoro, Wuled
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; T Technology (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35535/1/Nanocellulose%20from%20oil%20palm%20mesocarp%20fiber%20using%20hydrothermal%20treatment.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35535/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.09.357
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Nanocellulose from oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) was isolated using hydrothermal treatment at a pressure of 150 kPa and 120 C coupled with hydrolysis of low concentration of weak acid i.e. oxalic acid dihydrate (OAD). Two different concentrations of OAD i.e. 11 and 13 wt% were introduced in the aci...