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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 191, Issue -, Pages 964-972Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.09.155
Keywords
Alstonia scholaris; Chemical Pretreatments; Bleaching reagents; Hydrogen peroxide; Cellulose extraction
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The study focused on extracting cellulose from Alstonia scholaris and found that it contains 68-70% cellulose, with the bleached cellulose showing crystalline nature and high mechanical strength.
The incredible benefits of Alstonia scholaris are piquing researchers' attention in extracting its cellulose and utilizing it in further therapeutic applications. This study is based on cellulose extraction from its stalks and processed through chemical pre-treatments to manifest its cellulose content by using different bleaching reagents. A comparison was made on efficiencies of three reagents and it is found that the hydrogen peroxide exposed maximum cellulose than sodium hypochlorite and sodium chlorite. The experimental results revealed that A. scholaris possess 68-70% cellulose content. FTIR spectrum shows that OH- and CH- vibrations of cellulose appeared at 3320 cm-1 & 2892 cm-1 respectively whereas SEM images show fibrillation, rough surface, and lumens in bleached fiber that attributes to the removal of lignin and hemicelluloses and confirms cellulose extraction. The XRD pattern certifies the crystalline nature and compactness of cellulose whereas tensile properties and TGA help in understanding its flexibility, mechanical strength, and thermal stability at 370 degrees C respectively.
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