In this study, the methods developed to determine the degree of crystallinity of polymers by X-
ray diffraction (XRD) until the date which this study was done were investigated in …

Clean water is very important for the good health of society. In South Africa, it is estimated
that people need 20 to 50 litres of safe water daily for basic hygiene, drinking, and cooking …

Background Low-cost and suitable microcrystalline cellulose powders for use in the
pharmaceutical industry can be derived from agricultural residues. Most commercial …

Cellulose is a non-toxic, bio-degradable, and renewable biopolymer which is abundantly
available in nature. The most common source of commercial microcrystalline cellulose is …

Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is generally produced through acid hydrolysis of woody
plants and agro sources. MCC synthesized from a common wild grass Setaria glauca (L) P …

Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is a bio-based material obtained from purified and partially
depolymerized cellulose. The need for cheaper sources of MCC has led to the exploration of …

Conversion of industrial pepper bio-waste (PW) to microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was
investigated as reinforcement agent of natural polymer bio-composites. The investigation …

Zinc and Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are known as multifunctional materials due to
their outstanding characteristics. Recently, zinc and zinc oxide nanoparticles are used in to …

Microcrystalline cellulose (MCCI) has been widely used as an excipient for direct
compression due to its good flowability, compressibility, and compactibility. In this study …

Introduction: Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is an excipient used in food, cosmetics and
pharmaceutical industries especially in the manufacture of tablet. Dendrocalamus asper …