Treatment and Physicochemical Characterisation of Red Wood Sawdust

Energy Procedia 2016
Asmae Ismaili Mhamdi, N Idrissi Kandri, A Zerouale, Dagnija Blumberga, Jūlija Gušča

Wood-waste can be valorised by separating the various compounds: cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, using chemical treatment and then use them in various applications. Within the present work physicochemical properties of cellulose extracted from one type of wood-waste, red wood sawdust, from an industry located in Fez, Morocco were evaluated. The sawdust samples were chemically treated with sulfuric and nitric acid followed by an alkaline solution. Physicochemical analysis of the extracted cellulose included infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The experimental results are provided and described.

Keywords
wood-waste; cellulose; chemical treatment; physicochemical characterisation
DOI
10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.083
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610216307226

Ismaili Mhamdi, A., Idrissi Kandri, N., Zerouale, A., Blumberga, D., Gušča, J. Treatment and Physicochemical Characterisation of Red Wood Sawdust. Energy Procedia, 2016, Vol.95, pp.546-550. ISSN 1876-6102. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.083

Publication language
English (en)