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In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) at an overall yield of 30.9% was prepared from Ficus natalensis bark cloth via acid hydrolysis. MCC exhibited a high crystallinity index of 75.8% and an initial thermal degradation temperature of 314.6 °C. Morphological studies revealed fibrous rod-like particles of MCC with somewhat rough surfaces whose average length and diameter were approximately 90 ± 25 μm and 17.08 ± 3.3 μm, respectively. Thus, the thermally stable fibrous MCC prepared from this study expands the scope of applications for the barkcloth as fillers in biocomposites.
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Special thanks to Mr. Bakidde Matovu for supplying the barkcloth, and Bao Jian Kun for assistance in accessing characterization equipment.
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Mugaanire, I.T., Wang, H. & Sun, J. Fibrous microcrystalline cellulose from Ficus natalensis barkcloth. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 77, 483–486 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-019-01382-2
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