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Exfoliation and physicochemical characterization of novel biomass-based microcrystalline cellulose derived from Millettia pinnata leaf

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Microcrystalline cellulose, which is widely used in a variety of industries, including those in the food, pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and polymer composites sectors, is becoming increasingly valuable as a result of the rising need for fossil-fuel alternatives. These eco-friendly particles are capable of being utilized as filler materials in polymer composite development also. The present study deals with the extraction of cellulose particles from the Millettia pinnata plant through series of chemical treatments and their characterization. Alkaline and chemical treatment are used to remove the microcrystalline cellulose particles. The isolated microcrystalline cellulose powder is pure white color, and its physicochemical characteristics and surface morphology were further examined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Ultra violet visible spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, Scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy analysis respectively. The isolated microcrystalline cellulose has a band gap energy of 4.21 eV, crystallinity index of 87.3%, and dislocation density estimated at 0.0019. Up to 530 °C, the resultant microcrystalline cellulose particle is thermally stable; however, as the temperature rises, the microcrystalline cellulose particles become less stable. Further, the results show that derived microcrystalline cellulose particles have a better band gap and may be employed in the food packaging industry. Additionally, these types of waste plant weeds can be transformed into functional microcrystalline cellulose particles and used as filler materials in the creation of polymer matrix composites.

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This research was funded by the National Science, Research and Innovation Fund (NSRF) and King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok with Contract No. KMUTNB-FF-66–01.

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  1. Centre for Material Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, 641021, India

    Gopal P. M. &  Kavimani V

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, 641014, India

    Suganya Priyadharshini G

  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, Divya Divakaran,  Sanjay M. R. & Suchart Siengchin

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P.M. Gopal—writing original draft, visualization, and data curation.

G. Suganya Priyadharshini and V. Kavimani—visualization and support for data interpretation.

Indran Suyambulingam and M.R. Sanjay—conceptualization, investigation, methodology, visualization, and support for data interpretation.

Divya Divakaran—conceptualization, investigation, methodology, writing original draft, visualization, and data curation.

Suchart Siengchin—resources, conceptualization, validation, writing, review, editing, supervision, and funding acquisition.

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Gopal P. M., Suganya Priyadharshini G, Suyambulingam, I. et al. Exfoliation and physicochemical characterization of novel biomass-based microcrystalline cellulose derived from Millettia pinnata leaf. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04059-2

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