Optimization of high pressure homogenization parameters for the isolation of cellulosic nanofibers using response surface methodology

• Main Authors: Davoudpour, Yalda, Hossain, Sohrab, Abdul Khalil, H. P. S., Mohamad Haafiz, M. K., Mohd. Ishak, Zainal Ariffin, Hassan, Azman, Mohamed, Zaidul Islam Sarker
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58722/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.05.029
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to determine the effects of high pressure homogenization (HPH) parameters (pressure and number of cycles) on the isolated yield, crystallinity, and diameter of kenaf bast cellulose nanofibers (CNF). Central composite design of experiments was utilized to d...