Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)

In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from empty fruit bunch (EFB) with alkaline treatment, bleaching and acid hydrolysis treatment and its properties were compared with commercial MCC. Two conditions were optimized in this study which are fiber consistency and sodium hydroxi...

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Main Authors:	Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian, Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin, Saidatul Shima, Jamari, Shahril, Mohamad
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spelling	ump-244302019-03-19T04:10:48Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24430/ Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin Saidatul Shima, Jamari Shahril, Mohamad TP Chemical technology In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from empty fruit bunch (EFB) with alkaline treatment, bleaching and acid hydrolysis treatment and its properties were compared with commercial MCC. Two conditions were optimized in this study which are fiber consistency and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration in alkaline pretreatment. The obtained optimum consistency and alkaline concentration are 5% and 20% respectively. The physicochemical and morphological characteristics, elemental composition and size distribution of the obtained alpha cellulose and MCC were analyzed in this work. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis provided clear evidence that the characteristic peak of lignin and hemicellulose were absent in the spectrum of the alpha cellulose and MCC. The difference in surface morphology and aggregation between alpha cellulose, MCC and commercialized MCC were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mean length of approximately 251.3 μm, 41.4 μm and 138.6 μm were measured for alpha cellulose, MCC and commercialized MCC respectively. Thus, the isolated MCC from EFB has a good potential to be utilized as reinforcing agent in green composites and may be a precursor for future roselle derived nanocellulose, and thus a promising subject in nanocomposite research. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/24430/1/Investigation%20on%20pre-treatment%20process%20in%20microcrystalline%20cellulose%20%28MCC%29%20from%20oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20%28EFB%29.pdf Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian and Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin and Saidatul Shima, Jamari and Shahril, Mohamad (2018) Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB). Journal of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Biotechnology (JCEIB), 3. pp. 87-96. ISSN 0126-8139 http://jceib.ump.edu.my/index.php/en/volume-3-docman/89-investigation-on-pre-treatment-process-in-microcrystalline-cellulose-mcc-from-oil-palm-empty-fruit-bunch-efb https://doi.org/10.15282/JCEIB-V3-09.28/3/2018/3.3
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin Saidatul Shima, Jamari Shahril, Mohamad Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)
description	In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from empty fruit bunch (EFB) with alkaline treatment, bleaching and acid hydrolysis treatment and its properties were compared with commercial MCC. Two conditions were optimized in this study which are fiber consistency and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration in alkaline pretreatment. The obtained optimum consistency and alkaline concentration are 5% and 20% respectively. The physicochemical and morphological characteristics, elemental composition and size distribution of the obtained alpha cellulose and MCC were analyzed in this work. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis provided clear evidence that the characteristic peak of lignin and hemicellulose were absent in the spectrum of the alpha cellulose and MCC. The difference in surface morphology and aggregation between alpha cellulose, MCC and commercialized MCC were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mean length of approximately 251.3 μm, 41.4 μm and 138.6 μm were measured for alpha cellulose, MCC and commercialized MCC respectively. Thus, the isolated MCC from EFB has a good potential to be utilized as reinforcing agent in green composites and may be a precursor for future roselle derived nanocellulose, and thus a promising subject in nanocomposite research.
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author	Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin Saidatul Shima, Jamari Shahril, Mohamad
author_facet	Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian Khairatun Najwa, Mohd Amin Saidatul Shima, Jamari Shahril, Mohamad
author_sort	Muhammad Arif Fahmi, Supian
title	Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)
title_short	Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)
title_full	Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)
title_fullStr	Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)
title_full_unstemmed	Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)
title_sort	investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (mcc) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (efb)
publisher	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
publishDate	2018
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Investigation on pre-treatment process in microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)

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