Assessment of natural cellulosic powder from pepper pericarp waste (Piper nigrum L.) after alkalization and bleaching treatment : effect of alkali concentration and treatment cycle
Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) pericarp is an agriculture waste in the production of white pepper. It is underutilised agro-industrial waste which could be a promising natural source of cellulose. Hence, finding an optimum way to remove the non cellulose components without degrading the cellulose structur...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19271/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19271/1/9.pdf |