Kenaf Bast Fibers—Part I: Hermetical Alkali Digestion

The objective of this study was to develop a hermetical alkali digestion process to obtain single cellulosic fibers from kenaf bast. Kenaf bast were hermetically digested into single fiber using a 5% sodium hydroxide solution for one hour at four different temperatures (80°C, 110°C, 130°C, and 160°...

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Main Authors: Jinshu Shi, Sheldon Q. Shi, H. Michael Barnes, Mark Horstemeyer, Jinwu Wang, El-Barbary M. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Polymer Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/212047