Optimizing Extraction of Cellulose and Synthesizing Pharmaceutical Grade Carboxymethyl Sago Cellulose from Malaysian Sago Pulp

Optimizing Extraction of Cellulose and Synthesizing Pharmaceutical Grade Carboxymethyl Sago Cellulose from Malaysian Sago Pulp

Sago biomass is an agro-industrial waste produced in large quantities, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region and in particular South-East Asia. This work focuses on using sago biomass to obtain cellulose as the raw material, through chemical processing using acid hydrolysis, alkaline extraction, chlorin...

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Main Authors: Anand Kumar Veeramachineni, Thenapakiam Sathasivam, Saravanan Muniyandy, Pushpamalar Janarthanan, Steven James Langford, Lim Yau Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
ecofriendly
sago palm
carboxymethyl
cellulose
pharmaceutical grade
extraction
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/6/6/170

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