Title :
Nanofibers from oil palm trunk (OPT): Preparation & chemical analysis
Author :
Surip, S.N. ; Bonnia, N.N. ; Anuar, H. ; Hassan, N.A. ; Yusof, Noorsuhana Mohd
Abstract :
Oil palm trunk (OPT) is one type of agricultural waste material from palm oil industries. The material has big potentials in biocomposite industries. Nanocellulose was extracted from OPT fibers by a chemi-mechanical technique. Chemical characterization of OPT nanofibers confirmed that cellulose content was increased after alkali and acid treatment. FTIR result demonstrated that chemical treatment also led to partial removal of hemicelluloses and lignin from the structure of the fibers. The structure of the cellulose was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; chemical analysis; industrial waste; infrared spectra; nanofabrication; nanofibres; oils; organic compounds; scanning electron microscopy; FTIR spectra; OPT nanofibers; SEM; acid treatment; agricultural waste material; alkali treatment; biocomposite industries; cellulose content; chemi-mechanical technique; chemical analysis; chemical treatment; hemicelluloses; nanocellulose structure; oil palm trunk; palm oil industries; scanning electron microscopy; Chemicals; Materials; Morphology; Optimized production technology; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface treatment; Vibrations; Nanofibers; Oil palm trunk (OPT); chemi-mechanical;
Conference_Titel :
Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2012 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bandung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1632-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISBEIA.2012.6423003
