Mohammad Jawaid1, Lau Kia Kian1, Hassan Fouad2, Ramzi Khiari3,4,5,*, Othman Y. Alothman6, Mohamed Hashem7
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.6, pp. 1459-1470, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018415
Abstract Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) is a biomaterial derived from plant lignocellulosic components, widely applied in
various industrial fields. Concurrently, with the growth of awareness in developing green nanomaterial, the
explored Washingtonia fibre could be alternative biomass for obtaining CNC products. In the present work, different acid concentrations of 5%, 15%, and 25% hydrochloric solutions were employed to produce CNCs from
Washingtonia fibre. With the chemical treatments, the yield of the CNC product was successfully retained at
21.6%−25.1%. Individually separated and needle-shaped CNC particles could be observed under the microscopic
viewing with the increased acid concentrations. From elemental analysis, a relatively pure… More >
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