A new physical-chemical process for the efficient production of cellulose fibers from Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 724-729

  Gabriele, Bartolo ^a   Cerchiara, Teresa ^a   Salerno, Giuseppe ^a   Chidichimo, Giuseppe ^a   Vetere, Mabel Valeria ^a   Alampi, Cosimo ^a   Gallucci, Maria Caterina ^a   Conidi, Carmela ^a   Cassano, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Fibers extraction; Morphological analysis; Natural fibers; Spanish broom

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE DIGESTION; CELLULOSE FIBER; CHEMICAL STAGES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EFFICIENT METHOD; EFFICIENT PRODUCTION; ENZYMATIC DIGESTIONS; HOT AIR; IR SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MOTHER LIQUOR; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROCESS; SEM; SEQUENTIAL COMBINATION; SPANISH BROOM; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELLULOSE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE FIBERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

CELLULOSE;

DIGESTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLORIMETRY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; ELASTICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPARTIUM; SPARTIUM JUNCEUM; ULTRAFILTRATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPARTIUM; ULTRAFILTRATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CELLULOSE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; EXTRACTION; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE FIBERS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CYTISUS MULTIFLORUS; SPARTIUM JUNCEUM;

EID: 70349431085     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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