Effect of Sodium Hypochlorite Concentration during Pre-treatment on Isolation of Nanocrystalline Cellulose from Leucaena leucocephala Lam. Mature Pods

• Main Authors: Aridi, Aida Safina, Chin, Nyuk Ling, Ishak, Nur Akmal, Mohamad Yusof, Nor Nadiah, Kadota, Kazunori, Abdul Manaf, Noorzianna, Yusof, Yus Aniza
• Format: Article
• Published: North Carolina University 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96939/; https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Mature pods of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit were utilized as raw material for nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) production. NCC’s isolation begins with L. leucocephala fiber’s alkaline treatment with sodium hydroxide, followed by bleaching treatment at three different percentages (3%, 5%, and 7...