Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from industrial denim waste using ammonium persulfate

This research focuses on extraction of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from industrial denim waste using oxidation method in a batch reactor by varying pretreatment methods, ammonium persulfate (APS) concentrations, and reaction times. This oxidation method shows beneficial when compared to the conventional hydrolysis methods in term of less corrosive and shorter extraction time. Two-step method was developed instead of using one-step only to...