“…Many CMC derivatives have been prepared through carboxymethylation reactions using diverse substances (i.e., corn husk [1,16] , mimosa pigra [3], corn cobic [4], pistachio shells [17], sugarcane straw [9], cashew tree [12], brewer's spent grain [7], sugar beet pulp [8], durian rind [18,19], cavendish banana pseudostem [20], lantana camara [21], sago palm [22], palm bunch [23,24], bagasse [23], palm kernel cake [25], and papaya peel [26,27]), as well as some waste materials (i.e., office wastepaper [2,11], carbon foam [28], and domestic matchstick waste [29]). These uses have attracted research interest for CMC producton.…”