Utilization of cellulose in tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum) stalks for nitrocellulose production

This research explains the conversion of waste tobacco stalks into nitrocellulose to try to recover as much chemical potential contained in the biomass material as possible. Simple pioneering experiments were conducted using pulping tobacco stalks with a moisture content of 10.17 wt% and the soda pu...

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Main Authors: Ralph Muvhiiwa, Emmanuel Mawere, Langa Bright Moyo, Lawrencia Tshuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021017011