title: Comparison of classical and ultrasound-assisted isolation procedures of cellulose from kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus rodustrus Sm.).
abstract: A comparative study of classical and ultrasound-assisted extraction and purification of cellulose from kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus rodustrus Sm.), has been conducted. The isolated cellulose samples were studied by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) spectroscopy and the crystallinity was also determined. The use of ultrasound decreased the total time of treatment, in addition the purity of the obtained cellulose was very high.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Chemistry, Department of Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 118 55 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pappas
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tarantilis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Daliani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mavromoustakos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polissiou
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003460:Crystallization; D005052:Eucalyptus / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose