TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative Chemical Analysis of the Rind and Pith of Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus) Stems
AU - Hidalgo-Cordero, Juan Fernando
AU - Revilla, Esteban
AU - García-Navarro, Justo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Soják) is a sedge that grows in lakes and marshes in America and some of the Pacific Islands. The hypothesis tested was that the rind and pith of totora stems have different chemical characteristics. A higher ash content on the pith (7.81% vs. 6.36%) may indicate strategies of the plant to reinforce the aerenchyma tissue and clarify the storage mechanism of compounds by bio mineralization. Almost double acid-insoluble lignin content in the rind (16.42% vs. 8.90%) may indicate the potential optimization of industrial procedures such as paper production by using specific tissues of the plant.
AB - Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Soják) is a sedge that grows in lakes and marshes in America and some of the Pacific Islands. The hypothesis tested was that the rind and pith of totora stems have different chemical characteristics. A higher ash content on the pith (7.81% vs. 6.36%) may indicate strategies of the plant to reinforce the aerenchyma tissue and clarify the storage mechanism of compounds by bio mineralization. Almost double acid-insoluble lignin content in the rind (16.42% vs. 8.90%) may indicate the potential optimization of industrial procedures such as paper production by using specific tissues of the plant.
KW - Chemical characterization
KW - lignocellulosic materials
KW - natural fibers
KW - plants chemical properties
KW - stems composition
KW - totora
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85057344875
U2 - 10.1080/15440478.2018.1541773
DO - 10.1080/15440478.2018.1541773
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85057344875
SN - 1544-0478
VL - 17
SP - 954
EP - 965
JO - Journal of Natural Fibers
JF - Journal of Natural Fibers
IS - 7
ER -