Extraction and Characterization of Microcrystalline Cellulose from Date Palm Fibers using Successive Chemical Treatments

Hachaichi, Amina; Kouini, Benalia; Kian, Lau Kia; Asim, Mohammad; Jawaid, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/s10924-020-02012-2

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“…This might be another reason for higher crystallinity in cellulose with ultrasonic assisted alkaline hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis. Moreover, the higher crystallinity in cellulose suggested that such materials are more suitable for extracting microcrystalline and nanocrystalline cellulose with high yield and are widely applied in various fields like pharmaceuticals, food processing, packaging, aerospace, and construction [ 35 ]. The findings suggested that ultrasonic assisted alkaline hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis is better for producing cellulose with higher crystallinity through removing lignin and hemicellulose in pomelo fruitlets, providing a useful method for improving the high-value application of pomelo fruitlets.…”

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Characterization and Functionality of Cellulose from Pomelo Fruitlets by Different Extraction Methods

Hong

et al. 2022

Polymers

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Pomelo fruitlets have the potential for extracting cellulose. This study aimed to investigate characterization and functionality of cellulose extracted from pomelo fruitlets by different extraction methods. Cellulose extracted by acidic-alkaline hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis (CAA), alkaline hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis (CA), and ultrasonic assisted alkaline hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis (CUA) were prepared from pomelo fruitlets. The results showed that cellulose CUA had higher yield and purity with higher crystallinity and smaller particle size than those of CAA or CA (p < 0.05). Specifically, the yield of CUA was 82.75% higher than that of CAA, and purity was increased by 26.42%. Additionally, water- and oil-holding capacities of CUA were superior to those of CAA or CA, increasing by 13–23% and 10–18%, respectively. The improvement of water- and oil-holding capacities were highly related to its smaller particle size with increased surface area. The results suggested that ultrasonic assisted alkaline hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis is a promising and efficient method to prepare high-purity cellulose from pomelo fruitlets, and this cellulose is expected to be a food stabilizer and pharmaceutical additive.

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Characterization and Functionality of Cellulose from Pomelo Fruitlets by Different Extraction Methods

Hong

et al. 2022

Polymers

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“…These disadvantages can be improved by converting cellulose particles to small particles, which can expand their applications [ 2 , 6 ]. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) can be extracted from disintegrated cellulose, having a diameter of 10–50 μm, and length of 100–1000 μm [ 7 ]. Their purity also makes them an ideal starting material to isolate nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) product, which is 5–10 nm in width and 100–500 nm in length.…”

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Nanocrystalline Cellulose from Microcrystalline Cellulose of Date Palm Fibers as a Promising Candidate for Bio-Nanocomposites: Isolation and Characterization

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Date palm fiber (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a natural biopolymer rich in lignocellulosic components. Its high cellulose content lends them to the extraction of tiny particles like microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). These cellulose-derived small size particles can be used as an alternative biomaterial in wide fields of application due to their renewability and sustainability. In the present work, NCC (A) and NCC (B) were isolated from date palm MCC at 60 min and 90 min hydrolysis times, respectively. The isolated NCC product was subjected to characterization to study their properties differences. With the hydrolysis treatment, the yields of produced NCC could be attained at between 22% and 25%. The infrared-ray functional analysis also revealed the isolated NCC possessed a highly exposed cellulose compartment with minimized lignoresidues of lignin and hemicellulose. From morphology evaluation, the nanoparticles’ size was decreased gradually from NCC (A) (7.51 nm width, 139.91 nm length) to NCC (B) (4.34 nm width, 111.51 nm length) as a result of fragmentation into cellulose fibrils. The crystallinity index was found increasing from NCC (A) to NCC (B). With 90 min hydrolysis time, NCC (B) showed the highest crystallinity index of 71% due to its great cellulose rigidity. For thermal analysis, NCC (B) also exhibited stable heat resistance, in associating with its highly crystalline cellulose structure. In conclusion, the NCC isolated from date palm MCC would be a promising biomaterial for various applications such as biomedical and food packaging applications.

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“…FTIR and solid-state 13 C NMR analyses were used to assess the structural alterations that occurred during chemical modification and to identify the chemical functionalities present in the starting cellulosic precursors and their surface-functionalized derivatives. It can be perceived from the IR spectra plotted in Figure 2(a) that all samples exhibited the common cellulose characteristic bands, which are similar to the patterns of commercial available MCC [10,61], and cellulose extracted from other sustainable biomass [13,67,68]. Commonly, the large peak at 3335 cm À 1 is assigned to the stretching vibration of OÀ H, the band at 2903 cm À 1 is corresponded to the CÀ H symmetrical stretching of CH 2 , while the peaks at around 1640 cm À 1 arise from the bending vibration of absorbed water [68,69].…”

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“…The awesome characteristics of ordinary cellulose can be also pushed forward by the valorization of its micrometric particles, leading to highly ordered microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) [10,11]. This promising subclass of cellulose derivative displays intriguing and unique features encompassing excellent mechanical properties, high crystallinity, interesting chemical reactivity and surface functional groups, green and nontoxic nature as well as good thermal stability, which makes it a highly desirable biopolymer to produce innovative high-value products for a specific use [12,13].…”

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Valorization of Esparto Grass Cellulosic Derivatives for the Development of Promising Energetic Azidodeoxy Biopolymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Isoconversional Thermal Kinetic Analysis

Tarchoun

Klapötke

Slimani

et al. 2022

Propellants Explo Pyrotec

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In the frame of developing new high-energy materials from bioresources, emergent cellulose and microcrystalline cellulose functionalized with explosophoric azides were successfully synthesized from a prominent alternative esparto grass fibres. The designed insensitive nitrogen-rich cellulosic biopolymers, namely, azidodeoxy esparto grass cellulose (AEGC) and azidodeoxy esparto grass microcrystalline cellulose (AEGMCC), displayed outstanding features, such as nitrogen content (w/w) of 18.24-18.68 %, the density of 1.601-1.626 g/cm 3 , and thermal decomposition of 203-218 °C. Their kinetic triplet was also determined under non-isothermal DSC conditions employing isonversional integral approaches. Interestingly, the appa-rent activation energy and the decimal logarithm of a preexponential factor of the developed AEGC and AEGMCC were found to be better than those of the common nitrocellulose. In addition, the reaction model examination based on Trache-Abdelaziz-Siwani (TAS) approach revealed that the produced AEGC and AEGMCC were accurately presented by an autocatalytic Avrami-Erofeev decomposition process. These results established that esparto grass fibres could be considered as a valuable alternative feedstock for the synthesis of outstanding energetic cellulose-rich polymers for potential applications in solid propellant formulations.

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Extraction and Characterization of Microcrystalline Cellulose from Date Palm Fibers using Successive Chemical Treatments

Cited by 48 publications

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Characterization and Functionality of Cellulose from Pomelo Fruitlets by Different Extraction Methods

Characterization and Functionality of Cellulose from Pomelo Fruitlets by Different Extraction Methods

Nanocrystalline Cellulose from Microcrystalline Cellulose of Date Palm Fibers as a Promising Candidate for Bio-Nanocomposites: Isolation and Characterization

Valorization of Esparto Grass Cellulosic Derivatives for the Development of Promising Energetic Azidodeoxy Biopolymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Isoconversional Thermal Kinetic Analysis

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