Table 1 The average diameters (µm) of cellulose fibres.

From: Effect of synthesized silica on the properties of sugarcane bagasse cellulose/silica nanocomposites via sol–gel processing

Material

µm

Extracted cellulose

10.3 ± 1.7

0.6 g SCN (ammonium catalyst)

10.3 ± 1.3

0.8 g SCN (ammonium catalyst)

10.9 ± 1.2

1 g SCN (ammonium catalyst)

11.4 ± 3.9

0.6 g SCN (HCl catalyst)

13.0 ± 2.3

0.8 g SCN (HCl catalyst)

10.7 ± 1.9

1 g SCN (HCl catalyst)

14.5 ± 3.2

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