Research on Pretreatment Technology for Corn Husk Degumming. Issue 8 (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Rong; Yang, Mingxia; Zhang, Haixia
• Is Part Of: Polymers and polymer composites. Volume 22:Issue 8(2014)
• Page Start: 687
• Page End: 692
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: Corn husks -- Degumming -- Pretreatment with hydrogen peroxide and urea -- Orthogonal experiment; Polymers -- Periodicals; 668.905
• DOI: 10.1177/096739111402200806
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-3911

Abstract

In this study, chemical degumming was applied to corn husks, and the optimal degumming procedure and pretreatment method were determined. Through orthogonal experiments, it was determined the optimal pretreatment parameters are: H2 O2 concentration of 8 g/L, urea concentration of 8 g/L, pretreatment temperature of 20 °C and pretreatment time of 30 min. The effectiveness of this combination of parameters was validated by its resultant glial removal rate of 85.32%.