Morphological and spectroscopic analysis of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber

• Main Authors: Dasan, Y.K., Bhat, A.H., Faiz, A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2015
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041638399&doi=10.1063%2f1.4919196&partnerID=40&md5=41506abd1792f3a9f4277eed576e5129; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31470/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This work evaluates the use of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber as a source of cellulose to obtain nanocrystalline cellulose (CNC) by acid hydrolysis reaction. The raw OPEFB fibers were pretreated with aqueous Sodium hydroxide at 80°C followed by bleaching treatment and further hydrolyzed w...