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Physico-chemical, thermal, and morphological characterization of biomass-based novel microcrystalline cellulose from Nelumbo nucifera leaf: Biomass to biomaterial approach

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The identification of novel cellulosic materials is imperative at the moment to ensure high-quality materials for building polymer composites that possess high-performance. This study was conducted to explore the specific properties of a novel micro-sized cellulosic fillers obtained from Nelumbo nucifera leaves and thereby to establish its feasibility as composite reinforcement. The physico-chemical, surface and thermal behaviours are investigated for cellulosic micro fillers that extracted through thermo-chemical method. The density of the extracted fillers was analysed to realize its mode of applicability. Whereas chemical characterization studies were indispensable to explore the chemical nature of the material. Of which, X-ray diffraction analysis proved that Nelumbo nucifera leaves has good crystallinity index (75.9%) and crystalline size (8.2 nm). The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer analysis showed that the material possesses high cellulosic contents rather very less non-cellulosic residues. Scanning electron microscope images disclosed the roughness pattern of the filler surface and subsequently the average particle size of the micro fillers is identified as 23.253±6.55μm through ImageJ tool. At the same time, atomic force microscopy images revealed that micro cellulose extracted has desired average roughness (28.296 μm). Though, the suitable surface features of Nelumbo nucifera leaves are found to be virtuous for providing interfacial bonding with other matrices during composite formulation. Along with that, good thermal stability (215°C) offers its processing and application even at relatively higher temperatures. Since, the present study has accomplished that Nelumbo nucifera leaves is a promising alternative source of micro cellulose for traditionally used sources like wood, hemp, and cotton, for the extraction of micro cellulose, which could be further used as a promising alternative to synthetic reinforcements.

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This research was fully supported by King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok under grant no. KMUTNB-Post-66-08.

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  1. Biorefinery and Process Automation Engineering Center, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    Divya Divakaran & Malinee Sriariyanun

  2. Research and Development Department, Rado ChemMAX, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, 629001, India

    Shaik Azad Basha

  3. Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    Indran Suyambulingam, M.R. Sanjay & Suchart Siengchin

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All authors are equally contributed to Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing.

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Divakaran, D., Sriariyanun, M., Basha, S.A. et al. Physico-chemical, thermal, and morphological characterization of biomass-based novel microcrystalline cellulose from Nelumbo nucifera leaf: Biomass to biomaterial approach. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04349-9

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