Extraction And Characterization of Nanocellulose From Rice Husk

International Journal of Applied Physics

© 2020 by SSRG - IJAP Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : T.F. Iorfa, K.F. Iorfa, A.A. McAsule, M.A. AKaayar

10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V7I1P117

How to Cite?

T.F. Iorfa, K.F. Iorfa, A.A. McAsule, M.A. AKaayar, "Extraction And Characterization of Nanocellulose From Rice Husk," SSRG International Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 117-122, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V7I1P117

Abstract:

In this research work, nanocellulose fibres were isolated from rice husk. The sample was initially subjected to several chemical treatments. The isolated nanocellulose has been characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. The surface morphology is porous and rough with the average size of nanocellulose determined to be 16.5 nm. The fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer result shows that silica and other lignocellulosic components of the rice husk have been eliminated. The XRF table shows the elemental constituents of the untreated rice husk and EDS profile reveals that silica and other components of the rice husk have been eliminated after undergoing series of chemical treatments leaving high content of nanocellulose. The XRD analysis shows the characteristics of amorphous nanocellulose. The result of this study will help the rice milling industries in the country particularly within Makurdi Metropolis to understand the ways and importance of recycling the rice husk. It will encourage industrial recycling of the rice husk. The obtained results will be useful both from technological and academic point of view, especially for people working in the area of biodegradable nanocomposite. Finally, the final material could be of added value to raw biomass material source particularly rice husk.

Keywords:

Rice Husk, agro-waste, Nanocellulose, Silica, Chemical treatments.

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