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Enhance the Quality of Cellulosic Fibers Produced from Agricultural Wastes through Flocculation Using Chitosan

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Organic chemistry

Abstract

Paper sheets were prepared by using different types of cellulosic fibers produced from agricultural wastes. Chitosan solutions with different concentrations were added to surface of paper sheets. Mechanical properties enhanced in case of treated paper sheets with chitosan comparing with untreated. Generally in all cases of paper sheets obtained from different pulps, the strength properties reached their optimum enhancement in presence of 0.5% chitosan solution almost. Optical properties enhanced by addition of chitosan. Paper sheets obtained from unbleached bagasse treated with chitosan gave the best results compared with that obtained from the others. Also paper sheets obtained from unbleached rice straw and that obtained from unbleached mixed (rice straw and 25% bagasse) gave impressive results. Crystallinity index from the ratio A 1435cm-1/ A 900 cm-1 in infra-red spectra and X-ray diffractometry proved all the above where X-ray data showed that treated paper sheets was accompanied by a significant increase in the fraction of crystalline polymer compared with untreated. It was observed from the morphology of fibers that fibers of the sized paper enhanced and became tight and smooth.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2017.1646.1142

Keywords

Paper sheets, Chitosan, X-Ray Diffraction, Optical properties, Mechanical Properties

Authors

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

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Affiliation

National Research Center, Cellulose and Paper Department

Email

hanafysamar@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Zenat

Last Name

Nagieb

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Cellulose &Paper Dep.National Research Center Dokki Cairo Egypt

Email

zenat.ad@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5421-1944

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Abd El Sabour

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

National Research Center, Cellulose and Paper Department

Email

mona.abdelsabour66@yahoo.com

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-

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Volume

61

Article Issue

1

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936

Issue Date

2018-02-01

Receive Date

2017-11-15

Publish Date

2018-02-01

Page Start

187

Page End

196

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_4703.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Enhance the Quality of Cellulosic Fibers Produced from Agricultural Wastes through Flocculation Using Chitosan

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Created At

22 Jan 2023