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Studies on the composites of cellulose triacetate (prepared from sugar cane pulp) and gelatin
Author(s) -
Rajini R.,
Venkateswarlu U.,
Rose C.,
Sastry T. P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1916
Subject(s) - cellulose triacetate , cellulose , bagasse , gelatin , pulp (tooth) , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , absorption of water , scanning electron microscope , composite material , pulp and paper industry , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , medicine , pathology , engineering
Sugarcane waste (bagasse) which is hitherto discarded as a waste at sugarcane parlors and jaggery units was recovered and cellulose triacetate (CTA) was prepared from the same, after isolation of cellulose. Using this CTA, CTA–gelatin composites were prepared. The materials prepared (i.e., sugarcane cellulose, CTA, CTA–gelatin composites) were characterized for their mechanical properties, water absorption capacity, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 847–853, 2001