Extraction and Properties of Cellulose Powder from Dalandan Albedo

Abstract

Agricultural waste is a common type of waste because of the continuous consumption of necessities by people. For instance, Citrus aurantium, locally known as Dalandan, is cellulosic in nature and can be used in different fields. This study aimed to extract cellulose powder from dalandan albedo and test its properties, specifically, Water Retention Capacity, Oil Retention Capacity, and Flow Property through Hausner’s Ratio and Percentage Compressibility Index using Bulk and Tapped Density. The product was made by isolating dalandan albedo from the peeling, applying chemicals, mixing, and filtration processes to produce a final product of cellulose powder. The researchers used statistical tools such as Mean, Standard Deviation and One-way ANOVA to determine the differences between the three acid concentration samples. The results for the Mean were nondistant to one another, and so each acid concentration was of the same property, which was further proven by the Standard Deviation, wherein the values were small and interpreted to be nondistant from one another. Furthermore, the One-way ANOVA test resulted to an f-value of 0.0264, lower than the critical value and so the null hypothesis was accepted which stated that there is no significant difference between the three acid concentrations of cellulose powder based on their properties. The extraction of cellulose powder can help build many products which use alpha-cellulose as main ingredient such as in paper, textile, and cosmetics. It is recommended to have white powder as a product and have a comparison with other results of studies dealing with cellulose powder extraction.