Cellulose fiber from Tunisian Barbary Fig “Opuntia ficus-indica” for papermaking

Mannai, Faten; Ammar, Mohamed; Yanez, José Garrido; Elaloui, Elimame; Moussaoui, Younes

doi:10.1007/s10570-016-0899-9

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“…For Opuntia ficus‐indica , Nefzaoui and Ben Salem reported cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin contents of 11, 18, and 3.9%, respectively. By contrast, Mannai et al . found that for the cladodes of the same species, the cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin contents were 53.6%, 10.9%, and 4.8%, respectively ( Appendix S2).…”

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Chemical Composition of Cacti Wood and Comparison with the Wood of Other Taxonomic Groups

Maceda

Soto-Hernández

Peña-Valdivia

et al. 2018

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The aims of this study were to determine the wood chemical composition of 25 species of Cactaceae and to relate the composition to their anatomical diversity. The hypothesis was that wood chemical components differ in relationship to their wood features. The results showed significant differences in wood chemical compounds across species and genera (P < 0.05). Pereskia had the highest percentage of lignin, whereas species of Coryphantha had the lowest; extractive compounds in water were highest for Echinocereus, Mammillaria, and Opuntia. Principal component analysis showed that lignin proportion separated the fibrous, dimorphic, and non-fibrous groups; additionally, the differences within each type of wood occurred because of the lignification of the vascular tissue and the type of wall thickening. Compared with other groups of species, the Cactaceae species with fibrous and dimorphic wood had a higher lignin percentage than did gymnosperms and Acer species. Lignin may confer special rigidity to tracheary elements to withstand desiccation without damage during adverse climatic conditions.

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Chemical Composition of Cacti Wood and Comparison with the Wood of Other Taxonomic Groups

Maceda

Soto-Hernández

Peña-Valdivia

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“…Manufacturing of pulp starts with raw material preparation [27]. The Opuntia ficus-indica stems (trunk) was harvested from southwest of Tunisia, debarked, cleaned, cut into chips (2-3 × 1-2 × 1.5-2 cm 3 ), dried at room temperature, and temporarily stored for further processing [28,29]. The dried raw material was ground in accordance with the T 264 cm-07 standards, and its 40-mesh fractions were selected for chemical composition analyses.…”

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“…The delignification of Opuntia ficus-indica chips is carried out by adopting a chemical soda-HP process followed by mechanical deliberation operation of fibers [28]. The soda-HP pulping reaction is done under reflux, and the conditions are shown in Figure 1 and listed in Table 1.…”

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“…Conventional soda-AQ pulping process was carried out in a rotating batch digesters with electrical heating equipped with thermocouples to monitor possible changes in temperature, and the processing time was automatically selected by the system [28,29,31,32]. The soda-AQ pulping was performed by exploring different reaction conditions and parameters described in detail in Table 1.…”

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Cellulosic Fibers from Lignocellulosic Biomass for Papermaking Applications

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Elhleli²,

Khiari³

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Food Preservation and Waste Exploitation

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This chapter gives a brief overview of the cellulose extraction from Opuntia (Cactaceae) fibers. The suitability of this food waste for pulp and paper production was investigated by the determination of the chemical composition and testing two procedures of delignification: chemical and semichemical pulping processes. Chemical pulping procedure was carried out by using soda-anthraquinone (soda-AQ) mixture, and semichemical pulping process was performed by softening the raw material using soda-hydrogen peroxide (soda-HP) mixture; this operation was followed by mechanical grinding. The obtained fibrous suspensions were characterized by measuring their dimension parameters (fiber length, fiber width, and fine elements), polymerization degree, and their retention water capacity. The effect of pulping process on yield and fiber characteristics in each pulp was studied. The surface morphologies of the produced papers were studied using scanning electron microscope (SEM), and results show the good distribution and individuality of fibers. The structural and mechanical properties of the prepared paper were presented and discussed. Mechanical strength results show the good tenacity of papers made from soda-HP pulping process.

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“…The main aim of this work was to recover the by-products and waste of prickly pear peels (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) to produce natural colorants, following the new trends and market demands, but at the same time to produce energy, biofuels and edible lignin for textiles from biomasses. In fact, after extraction the residues can be used for animal feedstuff or for the production of biogas and energy using an anaerobic digestion process, or to obtain edible lignin for the production of textile fibers [16].…”

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Sustainability: Obtaining Natural Dyes from Waste Matrices Using the Prickly Pear Peels of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

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In this work, the effect of dyes extracted through the Naviglio method (an eco-innovative solid-liquid extraction technique) was tested, which proved interesting for such an extraction. The dyes extracted from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller waste were treated to maximize the extraction of the coloring molecules. The extraction method was compared with conventional methods under the same conditions. The results showed that the extracts obtained with the different techniques, in the same extraction conditions (solvent, pH, temperature, time), were richer in the pigments for the extract obtained with the Naviglio method. The stability of the dyes was tested before the staining. A plant-based fiber, cotton, as well as an animal-based fiber, wool, were chosen for the staining tests. For the two types of fiber, two etching methods were used: one with rock alum, a method widely used to fix a color and one with lemon juice, a method used for a long time by rural populations who practiced the coloring of hides and tissues. In addition, the qualitative content of the pigments was also verified with an HPLC profile of the Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller extracts. Ultimately, the results suggest that the Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller fruit can be of great interest as a natural source of dyes and be used for tinctures.

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Cellulose fiber from Tunisian Barbary Fig “Opuntia ficus-indica” for papermaking

Cited by 56 publications

References 26 publications

Chemical Composition of Cacti Wood and Comparison with the Wood of Other Taxonomic Groups

Chemical Composition of Cacti Wood and Comparison with the Wood of Other Taxonomic Groups

Cellulosic Fibers from Lignocellulosic Biomass for Papermaking Applications

Sustainability: Obtaining Natural Dyes from Waste Matrices Using the Prickly Pear Peels of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

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