Physicochemical characterization of pulp and nanofibers from kenaf stem

• Main Authors: Jonoobi, Mehdi, Harun, Jalaluddin, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Alireza, Shakeri, Osman Al-Edrus, Syeed Saifulazry, Makinejad, Majid Davoodi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23889/1/Physicochemical%20characterization%20of%20pulp%20and%20nanofibers%20from%20kenaf%20stem.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23889/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X10007044
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The aim of this study was to isolate cellulose nanofibers from kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) stem using chemo-mechanical treatments. The fiber purification method included pulping and bleaching processes whereas the mechanical treatments employed to isolate kenaf nanofibers were grinding and high pres...