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Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp

Marine angiosperms could inevitably offer considerable potential resources for their fiber, yet little research has been conducted, especially in Malaysia. Fiber characteristics of five species of seagrass – Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea serrulata, Thalassia hemprichii, Halophila ovalis, and Halophil...

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Main Authors: Nur Syed, Nurul Farahin, Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah, Bujang, Japar Sidik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54311/1/Fiber%20characteristics%20and%20papermaking%20of%20seagrass%20using%20hand-beaten%20and%20blended%20pulp.pdf
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http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_2_5358_Syed_Fiber_Characteristics_Papermaking_Seagrass
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spelling my.upm.eprints.543112018-03-13T01:43:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54311/ Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp Nur Syed, Nurul Farahin Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah Bujang, Japar Sidik Marine angiosperms could inevitably offer considerable potential resources for their fiber, yet little research has been conducted, especially in Malaysia. Fiber characteristics of five species of seagrass – Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea serrulata, Thalassia hemprichii, Halophila ovalis, and Halophila spinulosa – were evaluated. Fiber dimensions were studied to determine slenderness ratio, flexibility coefficient, Runkel’s ratio, and Luce’s shape factor species selection. The seagrass species have the potential in papermaking production as they possessed slenderness ratio >33 (98.12 to 154.08) and high Luce’s shape factor (0.77 to 0.83); however the species exhibited low flexibility coefficient <50 (30.07 to 35.18) and >1 Runkel’s ratio (1.11 to 1.60), which indicate rigid fiber. The five seagrass species have high cellulose >34% (40.30 to 77.18%) and low lignin content <15% (5.02 to 11.20%), which are similar to those encountered in non-wood plant species. Handmade paper sheet of Enhalus acoroides using pulp subjected to mechanical blending exhibited the highest tensile strength (4.16 kN/m) compared to hand-beaten pulp (3.46 kN/m). The highest breaking length (3.43 km) was achieved by a paper sheet of Thalassia hemprichii using hand-beaten pulp. Based on their physical and chemical composition properties, seagrass have potential as sources of fibrous material for handmade papermaking. North Carolina State University 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54311/1/Fiber%20characteristics%20and%20papermaking%20of%20seagrass%20using%20hand-beaten%20and%20blended%20pulp.pdf Nur Syed, Nurul Farahin and Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah and Bujang, Japar Sidik (2016) Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp. BioResources, 11 (2). pp. 5358-5380. ISSN 1930-2126 http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_2_5358_Syed_Fiber_Characteristics_Papermaking_Seagrass
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description Marine angiosperms could inevitably offer considerable potential resources for their fiber, yet little research has been conducted, especially in Malaysia. Fiber characteristics of five species of seagrass – Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea serrulata, Thalassia hemprichii, Halophila ovalis, and Halophila spinulosa – were evaluated. Fiber dimensions were studied to determine slenderness ratio, flexibility coefficient, Runkel’s ratio, and Luce’s shape factor species selection. The seagrass species have the potential in papermaking production as they possessed slenderness ratio >33 (98.12 to 154.08) and high Luce’s shape factor (0.77 to 0.83); however the species exhibited low flexibility coefficient <50 (30.07 to 35.18) and >1 Runkel’s ratio (1.11 to 1.60), which indicate rigid fiber. The five seagrass species have high cellulose >34% (40.30 to 77.18%) and low lignin content <15% (5.02 to 11.20%), which are similar to those encountered in non-wood plant species. Handmade paper sheet of Enhalus acoroides using pulp subjected to mechanical blending exhibited the highest tensile strength (4.16 kN/m) compared to hand-beaten pulp (3.46 kN/m). The highest breaking length (3.43 km) was achieved by a paper sheet of Thalassia hemprichii using hand-beaten pulp. Based on their physical and chemical composition properties, seagrass have potential as sources of fibrous material for handmade papermaking.
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author Nur Syed, Nurul Farahin
Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
Bujang, Japar Sidik
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Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
Bujang, Japar Sidik
Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
author_facet Nur Syed, Nurul Farahin
Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
Bujang, Japar Sidik
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title Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
title_short Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
title_full Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
title_fullStr Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
title_full_unstemmed Fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
title_sort fiber characteristics and papermaking of seagrass using hand-beaten and blended pulp
publisher North Carolina State University
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54311/1/Fiber%20characteristics%20and%20papermaking%20of%20seagrass%20using%20hand-beaten%20and%20blended%20pulp.pdf
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http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_2_5358_Syed_Fiber_Characteristics_Papermaking_Seagrass
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