Synthesis and characterization of cotton fiber-based nanocellulose

Theivasanthi T 1 , Anne Christma FL 2 , Toyin AJ 3 , Gopinath SCB 4 , Ravichandran R 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 International Research Centre, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil 626126 Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: ttheivasanthi@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Karunya University, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 3 Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
  • 4 School of Bioprocess Engineering, Universiti Malaysia, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia; Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Zoology University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
Int J Biol Macromol, 2018 Apr 01;109:832-836.
PMID: 29133091 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.11.054

Abstract

Nanocellulose prepared from the natural material has a promising wide range of opportunities to obtain the superior material properties towards various end-products. In this research, commercially available natural cotton was treated with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution to eliminate the hemicellulose and lignin, then cellulose was collected. The collected cellulose was subjected to acid hydrolysis using sulfuric acid to obtain nanocellulose. The prepared nanocellulose was further characterized with the aid of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy to elucidate the chemical structure, crystallinity and the morphology.

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