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ArticleHeliyon2019

Isolation and characterization of cellulose and α-cellulose from date palm biomass waste.

Emmanuel Galiwango, Nour S Abdel Rahman, Ali H Al-Marzouqi, Mahdi M Abu-Omar, Abbas A Khaleel

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Article in Heliyon, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 authors.

Emmanuel GaliwangoDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Nour S Abdel RahmanDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Ali H Al-MarzouqiDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Mahdi M Abu-OmarDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biochemistry, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9510, USA.
Abbas A KhaleelDepartment of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, P. O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Towards the utilization of different parts of date palm biomass waste, low-concentration acid-alkali treatment was used to isolate the contained cellulose and α-cellulose. The cellulose yields achieved from the rachis, leaflet, and fiber parts of the biomass were 74.70%, 71.50%, and 73.82%, respectively, while the corresponding α-cellulose yields were 78.63%, 75.64%, and 70.40%, respectively. The cellulose samples were bleached and characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD results revealed high crystallinity of both the cellulose and α-cellulose samples, while the TGA thermograms indicated that the alkali treatment completely removed lignin and hemicelluloses from the rachis. The results of this study demonstrate the promise of using date palm biomass waste as raw material to produce cellulose and α-cellulose.

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AgricultureCelluloseCharacterizationChemical engineeringDate palm partsEnergyIsolationMaterials chemistryNatural product chemistryα-Cellulose

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PMID32382665
PMCPMC7201136

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