Variation of Chemical and Morphological Properties of Different Parts of Prunus Amygdalus L. and Their Effects on Pulping | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||
| Article 13, Volume 62, Issue 2, February 2019, Pages 343-356 PDF (1.36 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2018.4827.1429 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ibtissem Moussa1; Ramzi Khiari2; Ali Moussa3; Ragab Abouzeid* 4; Mohamed Farouk Mhenni5; Fouad Malek6 | ||
| 11Research Unity of Applied Chemistry & Environment UR13 ES 63, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia | ||
| 2University of INP Grenoble (France) and ENIM Monastir (Tunisia) | ||
| 3National Engineering School of Monastir, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia. | ||
| 4Cellulose and paper department, National Research Centre | ||
| 5- University of Monastir, Faculty of Sciences, UR13 ES 63 - Research Unity of Applied Chemistry & Environment, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. | ||
| 6Department of Chemistry, University of Mohammed I, Oujda, Morocco. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Chemical and morphological of Prunus amygdalus L. characterization (shells and stems) were studied in order to assess their potentiality for chemical pulp. In this work, a simple, rapid and sensitive analytical method for the determination of monosaccharide composition in almond shells and stems polysaccharide was developed and validated. The soda-anthraquinone process was also applied in order to evaluate pulp properties. The effects of delignification and bleaching process were statistically investigated by employing response surface methodology. The isolated fibers were investigated and characterized using several techniques such as gel permeation chromatography, X-ray diffraction, morfi analyzer and scanning electron microscope. The obtained results can be considered as a potential source of cellulose for the production of cellulose derivatives, cellulose pulp for papermaking applications and natural fibres reinforced polymer composite. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cellulose fiber; Prunus amygdalusL; Characterization; Box-Behnken design | ||
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