title: Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from Acacia mangium and its reinforcement potential.
abstract: Acacia mangium, a fast growing tree is widely planted in Malaysia. Converting Acacia wood into nanocellulose could create new value added products for forest-based industry. Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was prepared from Acacia mangium wood pulp via 64wt% sulfuric acid hydrolysis. Prior to acid hydrolysis, Acacia mangium was subjected to pulping followed by bleaching in order to remove non-cellulosic fragments. Acid hydrolysis was carried out on bleached pulp to produce the needle-like NCC with 79% crystallinity and aspect ratio of 26. The resulting NCC was mixed with PVA as a reinforcement material. Incorporation of 2% NCC improved the tensile of the NCC-PVA film by 30%.
authors.affiliation: Pulp and Paper Laboratory, Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: latifah@frim.gov.my.
authors.forename: Latifah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jasmani
authors.affiliation: Pulp and Paper Laboratory, Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Sharmiza
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adnan
mesh_terms: D000045:Acacia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose
keywords: Acacia; Composite; Hydrolysis; Nanocellulose