Valorization of residual Empty Palm Fruit Bunch Fibers (EPFBF) by microfluidization: Production of nanofibrillated cellulose and EPFBF nanopaper

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2012, Pages 249-255

  Ferrer, Ana ^a   Filpponen, Ilari ^b   Rodríguez, Alejandro ^a   Laine, Janne ^b   Rojas, Orlando J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empty Palm Fruit Bunch Fibers (EPFBF); Film strength; Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC); Nanopaper; Water interactions

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE; CELLULOSE PULP; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; EMPTY PALM FRUIT BUNCH FIBERS (EPFBF); MICROFLUIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; NANOPAPER; OVERPRESSURE; PALM OIL; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; WATER INTERACTIONS; WOOD FIBER;

CELLULOSE; FRUITS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; VEGETABLE OILS;

FIBERS;

CELLULOSE; WATER;

BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FILM; FLUIDIZATION; FRUIT; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; EMPTY PALM FRUIT BUNCH FIBER; FIBER; MICROFLUIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VALORIZATION; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; ARECACEAE; CELLULOSE; FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PAPER; PLANT OILS; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84866674362     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.108     Document Type: Article

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