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Extraction and Characterization of Microcrystalline Cellulose from Date Palm Fibers using Successive Chemical Treatments

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The aim of present study is to extract microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from fruit bunch branches fibers of Algerian date palm trees (phoenix dactylifera L) as biofiber for reinforcing green composite and thus replace synthetic fibers in various applications. The extraction of MCC from date palm fibers passed via serial chemical treatments, including alkali, bleaching and acid hydrolysis process. Subsequently, several analyses were implemented to determine the characteristics of each sample prepared at different stages of treatment. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis revealed the effectiveness in removing substantial amorphous components of lignin and hemicellulose from date palm fibers. Altered and irregular shaped morphology of microfibrils with slightly rougher surface was observed for microcrystalline date palm fibers (MCC-DP) through scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction (XRD) presents the increasing of the crystallinity from 55% in raw date palm (R-DP) to 76.26% in MCC-DP. Also, the results of TGA and DSC indicate the MCC-DP has greater thermal stability than that of R-DP, A-DP and B-DP fibers. These results demonstrate the feasibility of using date palm waste (fruit bunch branches fibers) to extract a good reinforcing material (MCC) with high properties and low cost, which qualifies its use in composite materials. Also, it can be transformed into nano-scale for isolating nanocrystalline cellulose with the aim of using it, in the future to produce ecofriendly bionanocomposites in different fields of applications, biomedical, pharmaceutical and packaging.

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This work supported by Mesrs of Algeria, under the research project, PRFU (A16N01UN350120180002), the author would like to acknowledges, Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, INTROP, Universiti Putra Malaysia, for providing the necessary facilities and encouragement for the accomplishment of this research.

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  1. Research Unit Materials, Processes and Environment (URMPE), Faculty of Technology, M’hamed Bougara University, 35000, Boumerdes, Algeria

    Amina Hachaichi

  2. Laboratory of Coatings, Materials and Environment, Faculty of Technology, M’hamed Bougara University, 35000, Boumerdes, Algeria

    Benalia Kouini

  3. Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Lau Kia Kian, Mohammad Asim & Mohammad Jawaid

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Hachaichi, A., Kouini, B., Kian, L.K. et al. Extraction and Characterization of Microcrystalline Cellulose from Date Palm Fibers using Successive Chemical Treatments. J Polym Environ 29, 1990–1999 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-02012-2

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