Isolation and fractionation of cellulose nanocrystals from kenaf core
In this study, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were produced using acid hydrolysis method. Kenaf core was pretreated with 4 wt. % sodium hydroxide (NaOH), followed by bleaching using 1.7 wt. % sodium chlorite (NaClO2) in acetate buffer. The bleached fiber was acid hydrolyzed for 45 and 55 min using 64...
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9373/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9373/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9373/1/14_Hanisah_Syed_Sulaiman.pdf |