Microwave assisted acetylation of cellulose isolated from the banana pseudo-stem
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Date
2019-05
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Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Abstract
Cellulose acetate (CA) is an ester derivative of cellulose with a wide range of industrial applications as coatings, cigarette filters, textile fibers, filtration membranes, photo films, composites, and medical and pharmaceutical products.1 Annually, a few tons of banana pseudo-stems are left behind in the plantation soil as an agro waste in Sri Lanka.
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Technical Sessions : A - 10
Page 19-20
Keywords
cellulose, cellulose acetate, banana pseudo-stem, microwave irradiation, iodine catalyst