02097nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260009900256300001000355490000700365520113700372653002201509653002201531653001801553653001601571653002201587653001801609100002201627700002301649700001901672700002301691856012901714       2009                        eng d  a0144-861700aUtilization of sugarcane bagasse cellulose for producing cellulose acetates: novel use of residual hemicellulose as plasticizer0 aUtilization of sugarcane bagasse cellulose for producing cellulo  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcMAR  a23-290 v763 a<p>Sugarcane bagasse was fractionated to cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin by a proprietary steam explosion process, followed by downstream purifications, developed in our laboratory. The fractionated cellulose contained similar to 94% cellulose, about similar to 5% hemicellulose, traces of lignin (similar to 0.2%), and similar to 1% ash. The cellulose was acetylated under heterogeneous conditions to obtain cellulose acetates. These were extensively characterized using FTIR, TGA, DSC, GPC, HPIC, WAXRD, and viscometry. The novel feature of this study was the utilization of the hemicellulose content (5%) of bagasse cellulose as an internal plasticizer. Through kinetic experimentation, we have demonstrated that the residual hemicellulose need not be considered as an impurity; rather it can be used in acetylated form as a plasticizer as well as a biodegradable additive for cellulose acetates made from slightly impure cellulose produced from non-wood origin. Our results therefore show how lignocellulosic agricultural wastes can be utilized to produce high value plastics. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aBagasse cellulose10aCellulose acetate10aHemicellulose10aPlasticizer10aSugarcane bagasse10aXylan acetate1 aShaikh, Hamid, M.1 aPandare, Kiran, V.1 aNair, Greeshma1 aVarma, Anjanikumar  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/utilization-sugarcane-bagasse-cellulose-producing-cellulose-acetates-novel-use-residual-0