Comparing Acid and Enzymatic Hydrolysis Methods for Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Obtention from Agroindustrial Rice Husk Waste

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sample (rice husk)</td><td class="align_center">Crl (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Untreated (A. H.)</td><td class="align_center">15.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nanocelulosa (NC) (A.H)</td><td class="align_center">28.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Untreated (E. H)</td><td class="align_center">10.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nanocelulosa (NC) (E.H)</td><td class="align_center">20.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparative summary of crystallinity index (CrI %) calculated, following Segal’s method [<a href="/journals/jnt/2022/5882113/#B4" target="_blank">4</a>], for rice husk fibers at different stages, cellulose untreated and after used both hydrolysis.</div>

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Table 1: Comparing Acid and Enzymatic Hydrolysis Methods for Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Obtention from Agroindustrial Rice Husk Waste 