Influence of Strong Acid Hydrolysis Processing on the Thermal Stability and Crystallinity of Cellulose Isolated from Wheat Straw

Cellulose extractions from wheat straw via hydrochloric, nitric, and sulfuric acid hydrolysis methods were carried out. X-ray diffraction spectral analyses reveal that depending on the acid conditions used the structure of the cellulose exhibited a mixture of polymorphs (i.e., CI and CIII cellulose...

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Main Authors: Chemar J. Huntley, Kristy D. Crews, Mohamed A. Abdalla, Albert E. Russell, Michael L. Curry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/658163