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reusability of CRHC, the adsorption-desorption cycle was repeated five times.
3. Results and discussion
3.1 Chemical composition
Table 1 shows the chemical composition of Rice husks (RH),
delignified rice
husks (RHD), and bleached rice husks (RHC). It shows that the cellulose content was
significantly increased by removing amorphous components such as lignin,
hemicelluloses, and silica. During the alkali treatment process,
a large amount of
destruction of the lignocellulosic structure occurred resulting in an improvement in
defibrillation. The partial hydrolysis of hemicelluloses and depolymerisation of a
lignin unit also occurred, causing sugars and phenolic compounds to dissolve in water
[22]. Moreover, most of hemicelluloses and lignin components present in the RH are
dissolved [23]. So, some loose substance in the RH can be easily removed except for
some hard components which are difficult to remove
from the cell wall in the
delignification process [24]. The alkali treatment was efficient in increasing the
percentage of cellulose content of RH. Moreover, almost all of the silica content was
removed during alkali treatment. For the bleaching process, there is a further decrease
in the percentage of hemicelluloses and lignin and thus increasing the percentage of
cellulose component
present in the sample, resulting in almost pure rice husk
cellulose (RHC), which reached 96%.
Table 1 Chemical composition of Rice husks (RH), delignified rice husks (RHD), and
bleached rice husks (RHC).
Rice husks
(RH)
Delignified rice husks
(RHD)
Bleached rice husks
(RHC)
Cellulose (%)
33
72
96
Hemicellulose (%)
27
17
-
Lignin (%)
18
7
-
Silica ash (%)
18
-
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