Cellulosic films obtained from the treatment of sugarcane bagasse fibers with N...

• Author(s): Ruzene, Denise S. ; Silva, Daniel Pereira da ; Vicente, A. A. ; Teixeira, J. A. ; Amorim, M. T. Pessoa de ; Gonçalves, Adilson Roberto
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11215
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Agro-industrial residue; Sugarcane bagasse; Cellulose fiber; Cellulose film; NMMO
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Ethanol/water organosolv pulping was used to obtain sugarcane bagasse pulp that was bleached with sodium chlorite. This bleached pulp was used to obtain cellulosic films that were further evaluated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A good film formation was observed when temperature of 74 °C and baths of distilled water were used, which after FTIR, TGA, and SEM analysis indicated no significant difference between the reaction times. The results showed this to be an interesting and promising process, combining the prerequisites for a more efficient utilization of agro-industrial residues.