title: Isolation and characterization of cellulose obtained from ultrasonic irradiated sugarcane bagasse.
abstract: Cell walls of sugarcane bagasse were first delignified with chlorite followed by ultrasonic irradiation and then by two-step sequential extractions at 23 degrees C with 15 and 18% KOH for 2 h, 15 and 18% NaOH for 2 h, 8 and 10% KOH for 12 h, and 8 and 10% NaOH for 12 h and by a single one-stage isolation with 10% KOH for 16 h and with 10% NaOH for 16 h, which released 79.4, 81.8, 83.6, 85.7, 61.5, and 65.6% of the original hemicelluloses, and subsequently yielded 50.7, 49.5, 48.6, 47.8, 57.2, and 55.4% of the cellulose, respectively. The six cellulosic preparations were free of bound lignin and had a purity of 77.1-90.1% with the intrinsic viscosity (eta), viscosity average degree of polymerization, and molecular weight (M(w)) ranging from 534.1 to 631.6 mL g(-1), from 1858.1 to 2238.2 mL g(-1), and from 301000 to 362600 g mol(-1), respectively. The structural features of the isolated six cellulosic samples were comparatively examined by Fourier transform infrared and cross-polarization/magic angle spinning (13)C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction, and their thermal stability was investigated by using thermogravimetric analysis. It was found that all of the cellulosic preparations have the typical cellulose I structure but the crystallinity of the SCB cellulose was lower than that of flax, cotton, and kenaf.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: Chuan-Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jina-Jui
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jin-Xia
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Run-Cang
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002712:Chlorides; D006878:Hydroxides; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D031786:Saccharum / Q000737:chemistry*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014783:Viscosity; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D006878:Hydroxides; D011134:Polysaccharides; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; C007916:hemicellulose; D002482:Cellulose; C029943:potassium hydroxide; C001599:chlorite