In the present work, we synthesized methylcellulose from
sugarcane bagasse cellulose with dimethyl sulfate (DMS) in the
presence of sodium hydroxide and acetone as solvent in heterogeneous
conditions and fabricated porous composite of this
methylcellulose and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) by freeze drying.
Information on structure and morphology was carried out using
Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry
(XRD), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and
scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Image analysis of synthesized
products was done using ImageJ software to investigate the
length, diameter of the fibers, and apparent surface topography of
the porous composite.