Isolation and characterization of cellulose from wastepaper and corn cob

Shahida Norikmal, Binti Samsudin (2009) Isolation and characterization of cellulose from wastepaper and corn cob. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The focus of this study is to isolate cellulose from both cellulosic materials obtained from wastepaper and corn cob by the isolation method and the dissolution of sample in the NaOH / thiourea / urea (NTU) solvent system. The cost effectiveness of the dissolution method was also investigated. The cellulose obtained from wastepaper and corn cobs were characterized by FTIR spectrometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and the CHN Elemental Analyzer. The best method for cellulose isolation was the isolation method that involved reflux with 50 mL of 20% (v/v) mixture of nitric acid (HNO3) in ethanol for 7 hours with a cellulose yield of 52.9% and 78.6 % for corn cob and wastepaper, respectively.

Item Type:	Final Year Project Report
Additional Information:	Project Report (B.Sc.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2009.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cellulose, Wastepaper, Corn Cob, Dissolution, Isolation, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, undergraduate, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions:	Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User:	Karen Kornalius
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2015 01:51
Last Modified:	12 Aug 2021 11:09
URI:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8716

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