INTEMA 05428
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Extraction of cellulose and preparation of nanocellulose from sisal fibers
Autor/es:
JUAN I.. MORÁN; VERA A. ALVAREZ; VIVIANA P.CYRAS; ANALÍA VÁZQUEZ
Revista:
Cellulose
Editorial:
Springer Netherlands
Referencias:
Año: 2007 vol. 15 p. 149 - 159
ISSN:
0969-0239
Resumen:
In this work a study on the feasibility of extracting cellulose from sisal fiber, by means of two different procedures was carried out. These processes included usual chemical procedures such as acid hydrolysis, chlorination, alkaline extraction, and bleaching. The final products were characterized by means of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM). The extraction procedures that were used led to purified cellulose. Advantages and disadvantages of both procedures were also analyzed. Finally, nanocellulose was produced by the acid hydrolysis of obtained cellulose and characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
