Structural Characteristics of Batch Processed Agro-Waste Fibres

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dc.contributor.authorAkpan, E.I.
dc.contributor.authorAdeosun, S.O.
dc.contributor.authorLawal, G.I.
dc.contributor.authorBalogun, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorChen, X.D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-12T13:19:31Z
dc.date.available2019-12-12T13:19:31Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract—The characterisation of agro-wastes fibres for composite applications from Nigeria using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) has been done. Fibres extracted from groundnut shell, coconut husk, rice husk, palm fruit bunch and palm fruit stalk are processed using two novel cellulose fibre production methods developed by the authors. Cellulose apparent crystallinity calculated using the deconvolution of the diffractometer trace shows that the amorphous portion of cellulose was permeable to hydrolysis yielding high crystallinity after treatment. All diffratograms show typical cellulose structure with well-defined 110, 200 and 040 peaks. Palm fruit fibres had the highest 200 crystalline cellulose peaks compared to others and it is an indication of rich cellulose content. Surface examination of the resulting fibres using SEM indicates the presence of regular cellulose network structure with some agglomerated laminated layer of thin leaves of cellulose microfibrils. The surfaces were relatively smooth indicating the removal of hemicellulose, lignin and pectin.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkpan, E.I., Adeosun, S.O., Lawal, G.I., Balogun, S. A., Chen, X. D. (2014). Structural Characteristics of Batch Processed Agro-Waste Fibres, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 8(3): 223-230.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7092
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Metallurgical and Materials Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering;Vol.8(3)
dc.subjectX-ray diffractionen_US
dc.subjectSEMen_US
dc.subjectCelluloseen_US
dc.subjectDeconvolutionen_US
dc.subjectCrystalinityen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGYen_US
dc.titleStructural Characteristics of Batch Processed Agro-Waste Fibresen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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