Synthetic characterization and structural properties of nanocellulose from moringa oleifera seeds
Keywords:
crystallinity index, crystal structure, hydroxyl group, moringa oleifera, nanocelluloseAbstract
In this research, nanocellulose is isolated from Moringa oleifera seed using acid hydrolysis and the structural properties were determined. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used for the characterization of the isolated nanocellulose. The most noticeable peak is observed at and the value of the crystallinity index () from the XRD pattern is 63.1%. The calculated values of hydrogen bond intensity (HBI), lateral order index (LOI) and total crystalline index (TCI) are 0.93, 1.17and 0.94 respectively exhibited high degree of crystallinity and well arranged cellulose crystal structure. The isolated nanocellulose has an average length and diameter of 14.3 and 36.33 respectively. Furthermore, the FTIR peaks revealed the presence of C-H bending, C-O stretching and O-H stretching functional groups.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Copyright (c) 2021 Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
Similar Articles
- Duke Okoro, Oghenenyerhovwo E. Ididama, Godswill O. Tesi, Jude C. Ossai, Contamination levels, occurrence pattern and associated risk of organophosphate pesticide residues in spices and herbs sold in southern Nigeria , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 8, Issue 1, February 2026
- P. O. Odion, M. N. Musa, S. U. Shuaibu, Age Prediction from Sclera Images using Deep Learning , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 4, Issue 3, August 2022
- F. L. Kherfane, A. BOUKRAA, B. Beladel, A. Douara, I. E. Tibermacine, A. Rabehi, M. Benghanem, Structural, electronic and optical properties of theFeAs(1-x)La(x) ternary alloys: a first principles calculations , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 8, Issue 1, February 2026
- E. P. Inyang, E. O. Obisung, P. C. Iwuji, J. E. Ntibi, J. Amajama, E. S. William, Masses and thermal properties of a Charmonium and Bottomonium Mesons , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 4, Issue 3, August 2022
- C. A. Onate, I. B. Okon, M. C. Onyeaju, A. D. Antia, Approximate Solutions of the Schrodinger Equation for a Momentum-Dependent potential , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2022
- Nongobsom Bazié, Christian Zoundi, M'BI Kaboré, Alfred Jean Stéphane Dama, Frédéric Ouattara, Response of the magnetospheric convection electric field (MCEF) to geomagnetic storms during the solar cycle 24 declining phase , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 7, Issue 4, November 2025
- J. Damisa, J. O. Emegha, I. L. Ikhioya, Deposition Time induced Structural and Optical Properties of Lead Tin Sulphide Thin Films , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 3, Issue 4, November 2021
- Charles Otobrise, Godwin Eferurhobo, Prediction of the acentric factor of some halogenated hydrocarbons via group contribution techniques , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 6, Issue 4, November 2024
- A. A. Faremi, S. S. Oluyamo, K. D. Adedayo, Y. A. Odusote, O. I. Olusola, Influence of Silicon Nanoparticle on the Electrical Properties of Heterostructured CdTe/CdS thin films based Photovoltaic Device , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 3, Issue 3, August 2021
- F. U. Salifu, O. A. Oladipo, E. O. Ebock, B. Nava, Deep neural network model for vertical total electron content prediction at a single low latitude station , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 7, Issue 4, November 2025
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.
Most read articles by the same author(s)
- A. F. Afolabi, S. S. Oluyamo, I. A. Fuwape, Synthetic Characterization of Cellulose from Moringa oleifera seeds and Potential Application in Water Purification , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 3, Issue 3, August 2021
- S. C. Onuegbu, S. S. Oluyamo, O. I. Olusola, Influence of Bath pH values on the Structural and Optical Properties of Electrodeposited MgO Thin Films for Optoelectronic applications , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2023
- A. A. Faremi, S. S. Oluyamo, K. D. Adedayo, Y. A. Odusote, O. I. Olusola, Influence of Silicon Nanoparticle on the Electrical Properties of Heterostructured CdTe/CdS thin films based Photovoltaic Device , Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences: Volume 3, Issue 3, August 2021

