A study of the properties of hemicelluloses adsorbed onto microfibrillar cellulose isolated from apple parenchyma.

Binding assays of commercially available hemicelluloses and pectins, and microfibrillar cellulose isolated form apple parenchyma were prepared. Initial studies showed that among all of the non-cellulosic polysaccharides examined, only the hemicelluloses (xyloglucan, xylan, glucomannan, ß-d-glucan) showed the ability to adsorb to microfibrillar cellulose. Among several adsorption models tested, the best fit was obtained for the Redlich-Peterson isotherm.