Cite This Article Wan, X., Xia, Z., Yang, Zhou, C., Zhang, Y. et al. (2023). Preparation of Kenaf Biochar and Its Adsorption Properties for Methylene Blue. Journal Renewable Materials, 11(3), 1531–1531.

the present research has been conducted to investigate the soda and soda-anthraquiuone pulping from whole kenaf (v36). in this respect, anatomical characteristics of kenaf bast and core fibers as well as the soda and soda-aq pulp properties produced at four sodium hydroxide concentrations, namely 25, 30, 35 and 40 (g/lit), have been evaluated. the pulping results indicated that pulp yield and k...

The objective of this research was to evaluate an all-chemical process to prepare nano-scale to macro-scale cellulosic fibers from kenaf bast fibers, for polymer composite reinforcement. The procedure used in this all-chemical process included alkaline retting to obtain single cellulosic retted fiber, bleaching treatment to obtain delignified bleached fiber, and acidic hydrolysis to obtain both...

Fiber matrix adhesion was promoted by hybrid fiber composite surface modifications using an alkaline treatment. However, it was found that the resulting strength and stiffness of the composite. The elastic modulus of the composite did not improve with the fiber surface modification. A notable disadvantage of natural fibers is their polarity which makes it incompatible with hydrophobic matrix. T...

Thermal conductivity was dramatically increased after adding natural fiber into hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)/epoxy composites. Although natural fiber does not show high-thermal conductivity itself, this study found that the synergy of natural fiber with hBN could significantly improve thermal conductivity, compared with that solely using hBN. A design of mixtures approach using constant fibers...

Field studies were conducted in 2003 and 2004 to investigate the reaction of 10 varieties of kenaf to natural infestation of Meloidogyne incognita. Ten weeks after planting, ten randomly selected plants per variety were assessed for root galling. Plants were carefully uprooted soil adhering to roots was washed off under a gentle stream of tap water and roots then were observed using a stereo mi...

Viruses contain either DNA or RNA as genomes. DNA viruses replicate within nucleus, while most RNA viruses, especially (+)-sense single-stranded RNA, replicate and are present within cytoplasm. We proposed a new thought that is contrary to the common notion that (+)-sense single-stranded RNA viruses are present only in the cytoplasm. In this study, we question whether the genome of a plant RNA ...

This study evaluates the pre-treatment of cellulose from kenaf plant to yield sugar precursors for the production of ethanol or butanol for use as biofuel additives. In order to convert the crystalline cellulosic form to the amorphous form that can undergo enzymatic hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond to yield sugars, kenaf pulp samples were subjected to two different pre-treatment processes. In ...

A degumming approach is used in this paper with alkalophilic pectinase-producing bacteria (APPB) and two sources of water solvents to address the existing conventional retting complexities kenaf. The incorporation APPB was confirmed based on their feasibilities multiple cell-wall-degrading enzymatic delicacy. combinations seawater offered achievements within six-day non-sterile conditions. Thes...