A one-step chemical treatment to directly isolate microcrystalline cellulose from lignocellulose source.

ABSTRACT: In the study, we report an effective and one-step chemical treatment for directly isolating microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) with a width of 10-50 μm and length of 100-1000 μm from various agricultural waste sources. This chemical treatment uses a peracetic acid solution combined with 2% H₂SO₄ at 80 °C for 2 h. After this one -step chemical treatment, we observed significant changes in chemical composition. For example, the cellulose percentage substantially increased across all biomass sources: from 26.73 to 55.94% for dragon fruit foliage, and from 41.26 to 64.13% for corn cob, and from 17.86 to 67.38% for banana pseudostem. Simultaneously, the lignin content decreased from 22.05 to 1.03%, 12.74 to 3.76% and 14.27 to 2.73%, respectively for dragon fruit foliage, corn cob, and banana pseu

SUBMITTER: Do TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12373626 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature