Rusdi, Rusaini Athirah Ahmad and Halim, Norhana Abdul and Norizan, Mohd Nurazzi and Abidin, Zul Hazrin Zainal and Abdullah, Norli and Ros, Fadhlina Che and Ahmad, Nurazlin and Azmi, Ahmad Farid Mohd (2022) Pre-treatment effect on the structure of bacterial cellulose from Nata de Coco (Acetobacter xylinum). Polimery, 67 (3). pp. 110-118. ISSN 0032-2725, DOI https://doi.org/10.14314/polimery.2022.3.3.
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This paper presents a structural analysis of various methods to produce bacterial cellulose ly prepared using oven drying, chemical and mechanical treatment. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were used to analyze the structure of prepared BC. The structure of bacterial cellulose was compared with the structure of commercial microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and cotton fabric. The XRD results showed that the BC sheet sample had the highest degree of crystallinity (81.76%) compared to cotton cellulose (75.73%). The crystallite size of cotton was larger than the BC sheet, with the value of 6.83 rim and 4.55 rim, respectively. The peaks in the FTIR spectra of all BC were comparable to the commercial MCC and cotton fabrics. FESEM images showed that the prepared BC sheet, BC mech, and BC chem had an almost similar structure like commercial MCC and cotton fabric. It was concluded that simple preparation of BC could be implemented and used for further BC preparation as reinforcement in polymer composites, especially in food packaging.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education under the Niche Research Grant Scheme (NRGS) (Grant No : NRGS/2013/UPNM/PK/P1) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bacterial cellulose; Structure; X-ray diffraction; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray field emission scanning electron microscopy; Nata de Coco; Acetobacter xylinum |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Department of Physics |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2023 01:13 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Oct 2023 12:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43005 |
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