Extraction of cellulose nano-whiskers using ionic liquid-assisted ultra-sonication: optimization and mathematical modelling using Box–Behnken design

• Main Authors: Chowdhury, Zaira Zaman, Chandran, R. Reevenishaa Ravi, Jahan, Afrin, Khalid, Khalisanni, Rahman, Md. Mahfujur, Al-Amin, Md, Pivehzhani, Omid Akbarzadeh, Badruddin, Irfan Anjum, Khan, T. M. Yunus, Kamangar, Sarfaraz, Hamizi, Nor Aliya, Abdul Wahab, Yasmin, Johan, Mohd Rafie, Adebisi, Ganiyu Abimbola
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38262/1/38262.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38262/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/9/1148
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study focuses on the extraction of cellulose nano-whiskers (CNWs) from the leaves of Adansonia kilima (AK), usually known as African baobab, using a combination of a microwave-assisted alkali (KOH) pre-treatment with subsequent bleaching process prior to ultra-sonication. Ultra-sonication was c...