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• Chlorine-free extraction and structural characterization of cellulose nanofibers from waste husk of millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

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  • C. Midhun Dominic
  • V. Raj
  • K. Neenu
  • P. S. Begum
  • K. Formela
  • M. Saeb
  • D. D. Prabhu
  • P. Poornima Vijayan
  • T. Ajithkumar
  • J. Parameswaranpillai

  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES - Year 2022

  This study aims to extract cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) from a sustainable source, i.e. millet husk, which is an agro-waste worthy of consideration. Pre-treatments such as mercerisation, steam explosion, and peroxide bleaching (chlorine-free) were applied for the removal of non-cellulosic components. The bleached millet husk pulp was subjected to acid hydrolysis (5% oxalic acid) followed by homogenization to extract CNFs. The extracted...

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• Cellulose Nanofibers Isolated from the Cuscuta Reflexa Plant as a Green Reinforcement of Natural Rubber

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  • M. Dominic C.D.
  • R. Joseph
  • P. S. Begum
  • M. Joseph
  • D. Padmanabhan
  • L. A. Morris
  • A. S. Kumar
  • K. Formela

  - Polymers - Year 2020

  In the present work, we used the steam explosion method for the isolation of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) from Cuscuta reflexa, a parasitic plant commonly seen in Kerala and we evaluated its reinforcing efficiency in natural rubber (NR). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) techniques...

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