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Hand-made paper obtained by green procedure of cladode waste of Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. from Sicily

Francesco SottileSergio RosselliAurora ModicaGiuseppe LazzaraGiuseppe CavallaroC. Anna CataniaMaurizio Bruno

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CactaceaeOpuntia ficusPlant Science01 natural sciencesBiochemistryIndustrial wasteAnalytical Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundSettore ICAR/13 - Disegno IndustrialeCladodesLigninHemicelluloseSettore BIO/15 - Biologia FarmaceuticaCelluloseOpuntia ficus indicaSettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisicabiology010405 organic chemistrypaperOrganic ChemistrySettore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organicabiology.organism_classificationPulp and paper industrycellulose0104 chemical sciencesSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni Arboree010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistrychemistryCellulosic ethanolEnvironmental science

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Cellulosic fibres have been obtained by green procedures from the cladodes of Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill., constituting a large agro industrial waste in our territory. The materials have been analysed for its relative composition, applying, IR and TG methodologies and it was characterised by the absence of lignin. The fibrous material allowed the manufacture of a handmade paper obtaining an ecological material suitable for packaging purposes. The authors evidenced that the simple protocol based on hot water treatment was able to decrease the amount of hemicellulose in the final material.

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2019-06-20
https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8300165.v1