%I IOP Publishing Ltd
%V 1793
%A G.A.S. Haron
%A H.B. Noh
%A M. Moniruzzaman
%T Ionic liquid-assisted nanocellulose preparation from microcrystalline cellulose
%K Atomic force microscopy; Biodegradability; Cellulose nanocrystals; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Ionic liquids; Microcrystals; Nanocellulose; Sulfur compounds, High quality; Hydrogen sulfate; Microcrystalline cellulose; Particle diameters; Physio-chemical; Scientific community; Ultra-sonication, Cellulose, Biodegradability; Diameter; Hydrogen; Infrared Spectroscopy; Interest; Liquids; MicrOCRystalline Cellulose; Shape
%X Nanocellulose (NC) has generated interest from the scientific community because of their biodegradability, and unique physiochemical characteristics. In this study, ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate BmimHSO4 combined with high ultrasonication is used to prepare NC from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC). The investigation by atomic force microscopy (AFM) revealed that the obtained NC had a rod-like shape with average particle diameter and length of 0.77 0.28μm, 2.11 0.65mμ respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterization exhibited that the prepared NC maintained the cellulose type I structure and the recovered IL (97%) composition remained intact as the pure IL. Therefore, it is expected to develop a green approach to produce nanocellulose with high quality using ILs. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
%J Journal of Physics: Conference Series
%L scholars15100
%O cited By 2; Conference of 1st International Recent Trends in Technology, Engineering and Computing Conference, IRTTEC 2020 ; Conference Date: 30 September 2020; Conference Code:167781
%N 1
%R 10.1088/1742-6596/1793/1/012046
%D 2021