Pharmaceutical Journal  2001;299(3):15-17

Pilot preparation of pharmaceutical cellulose from the rice straw

Hai Minh Nguyen

Keywords

cellulose

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

Cellulose was prepared successfully from rice straw by alkali and acid method and bleached by hydrogen peroxide. The effects of percentages of sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and bleaching method on quality of the cellulose were studied. The product meets requirements of the pharmaceutical grade and may be applied for producing tablets.