Table 2 Crystallinity index (%) of untreated and treated fibres of E. tereticornis and C. equisetifolia.

From: Isolation and characterization of nanocellulose from selected hardwoods, viz., Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. and Casuarina equisetifolia L., by steam explosion method

Species

Treatment conditions

Intensity method

Area method

E. tereticornis

Untreated

60.23

38.42

Alkali treated

63.58

50.23

Bleached fibres

80.87

56.85

Nanofibres

82.31

60.97

C. equisetifolia

Untreated

60.38

42.54

Alkali treated

74.87

54.97

Bleached fibres

80.69

57.12

Steam exploded

85.55

68.76

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