This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of retting method on molecular weight different portion Agave atroverance fiber (top, middle and bottom) extracted by techniques. The raw fibers from plant were retted biological chemical (degumming) methods. In both stagnant boil water utilized in method, fibres treated with 5% NaOH. is not purely cellulosic fiber. Percentage composition also...

A review of the literature reveals potential advantages that papermakers can achieve by placing minerals in the lumens or cell walls of fibers before the pulp is formed into paper. Loading of filler into the fiber lumen by mechanical deposition or within the cell wall by in-situ precipitation has been reported to generally result in a moderate reduction in light scattering coefficient and incre...

Rising reliance on foreign energy coupled with increasing greenhouse emissions have compelled policy makers to promote cellulosic feedstock for ethanol production. This study evaluates existing technologies available for converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol. Technical details of existing conversion technologies are discussed followed by their current adoption status. Economics of cellulos...

Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), in particular heterogeneous photocatalysis, have been considered as a promising method to remove antibiotics without generating hazardous intermediates. In this work, an innovative compact photoreactor was designed and tested for the degradation of antibiotic Flumequine. The system consisted textile woven from both luminous photocatalytically active fibers. ...

Abstract Cellulose has experienced a renaissance as precursor for carbon fibers (CFs). However, cellulose possesses intrinsic challenges substrate such typically low yield. This study examines the interplay of strategies to increase carbonization yield (ligno-) cellulosic manufactured via coagulation process. Using Design Experiments, this article assesses individual and combined effects diammo...

Polyelectrolytes containing amine functional groups such as PAH (poly(allylamine hydrochloride)) can be useful, under certain conditions, for improving paper strength. In this work, the charge density of PAH was determined at different pH and ionic strengths; PAH adsorption onto the cellulosic fibers was characterized, and the effects of low PAH dosage on the papermaking properties were evaluat...

The switchgrass (SG) samples pretreated by cellulose solvent- and organic solvent-based lignocellulose fractionation were characterized by enzymatic hydrolysis, substrate accessibility assay, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), cross polarization/magic angle spinning (CP/MAS) (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Glucan di...