ISOLATION OF LIGNIN AND CELLULOSE FROM JACKFRUIT PEEL

In the recent times, cellulosic derivatives and lignin have become important materials in various industries. One of the sources, the Jackfruit peel, remains one of the lesser explored renewable alternatives to extract cellulose and lignin constituents. Jackfruit peels are usually discarded off as waste, which can be utilised to produce valuable entities. Hence it is substantial to find out the approximate content of cellulosic constituents and lignin in the jackfruit peel and to isolate them. The present work summarises isolation of cellulosic components and lignin using chemical treatment in a reflux setup under moderate conditions of temperature and pressure along with a thorough analysis of the isolated constituents for functional group presence using FTIR spectroscopy.