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Cellulose powder from Cladophora sp. algae
Author(s) -
Ek Ragnar,
Gustafsson Christina,
Nutt Anu,
Iversen Tommy,
Nyström Christer
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of molecular recognition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.401
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1099-1352
pISSN - 0952-3499
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1352(199812)11:1/6<263::aid-jmr437>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - crystallinity , cladophora , cellulose , algae , adsorption , materials science , chemical engineering , botany , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology , composite material , engineering
The surface are and crystallinity was measured on a cellulose powder made from Cladophora sp. algae. The algae cellulose powder was found to have a very high surface area (63.4 m 2 /g, N 2 gas adsorption) and build up of cellulose with a high crystallinity (≈100%, solid state NMR). The high surface area was confirmed by calculations from atomic force microscope imaging of microfibrils from Cladophora sp. algae.