EXTRACTION OF ETHYL CELLULOSE FROM BAGASSE FOR PRODUCTION OF COATING PAPER

There are several issues confronting the climate, many of which contribute to an imbalance in its equilibrium as a result of various influences. Farm waste, on the other hand, is one of the most harmful forms of environmental threats when it is treated by combustion or leveling. Furthermore, the gases generated by burning these crop residues produce various forms of oxides, which have a detrimental effect on the climate by causing acid rain and global warming due to a rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Every one of these factors have prompted researchers to search for a way to recycle these pollutants, since recycling is the conversion of waste into usable materials. Bagasse was transformed to ethyl cellulose in this task, which is an important substance in many factories, especially in the dyes section. In addition, ethyl cellulose was extracted through the reactor, where the bagasse was separated into ethyl cellulose deposits, where many alkalis were added, the most important of which was sodium hydroxide. The bagasse was cleaned before the process of separating it and it was chemically neutralized by adding some salts. Several measures were measured, the most important of which are moisture content and ash content. In addition, 2.5 kg of bagasse was collected from the state of Barka, where the experiment was conducted in the laboratories of the National University of Science and Technology, and many results were obtained, where the optimum temperature was 90 degrees Celsius, where the 22.41 % of moisture content, 20.41 % of ash content. In addition, the optimum sieving size is 16 µm and the extract percentage will be 56.50%. In this project, many goals were achieved, as the biomass wastes were converted into important materials in the industrial field. In addition, harmful emissions that disturb the balance of the environment are reduced. Also, ethyl cellulose was produced in large quantities and of high quality by using the distillation. In the future, we will be completely dependent on these materials because they solve an important environmental problem that may cause future disasters