AGUILAR GARCÍA , José Manuel

Cocoa pod husk (70–75 wt.% of the fruit) is a waste that can be used containing cellulose (c.a. 35.4 wt.%). The present work evaluates the valorization of cocoa pod husk as a potential source of cellulose to obtain carboxymethylcellulose. A yield of 21.9% of extracted cellulose was obtained with respect to the cocoa husk flour used. Different...

Cocoa pod husk (70-75 wt.% of the fruit) is a waste that can be used containing cellulose (c.a. 35.4%). The present work evaluates the valorization of cocoa pod husk as a potential source of cellulose to obtain carboxymethylcellu-lose. A yield of 21.9% of extracted cellulose was obtained with respect to the cocoa husk flour used. Different...