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As received
Deligniication using an acidiied
sodium chlorite solution at 75°C for
1 h and repeated four to ive times
until products became white.
Dewaxed
in Soxhlet apparatus
with 2:1 (v/v) mixture
of benzene and
Method for 6 h
Sugarcane
Sugarcane Bagasse
(Ground & 30 mess screened)
Next, product was treated 2 wt%
KOH at 90°C for 2 h.
Filtered & rinsed until
residues were neutral
At last, treated with 5 wt% KOH at
90°C for 2 h.
Chemically Puriied
Cellulose (CPC)
Figure 15.5
Schematic representation of Isolation of chemically purii ed cellulose from sugarcane
bagasse [70] .
Figure 15.6
SEM images of (i) (A and B) sugarcane bagasse (500×, 1000×); (C and D) delignii ed
sugarcane bagasse (500×, 1000×); (E and F) chemically purii ed cellulose (500×, 1000×) [4].
