Pulp and paper made from selected aquatic macrophytes using Western and Japanese methods
Six (6) species of aquatic macrophytes; Pandanus odoratissimus, Nypa fruticans, Cyperus compressus, Fimbristylis miliacea, Rhyncospora corymbosa and Monochoria hastata were selected to determine their suitability for raw material of pulp in papermaking using Western and Japanese methods. The macr...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82983/1/FP%202013%20120%20-%20IR.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82983/ |
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| Summary: | Six (6) species of aquatic macrophytes; Pandanus odoratissimus, Nypa fruticans,
Cyperus compressus, Fimbristylis miliacea, Rhyncospora corymbosa and
Monochoria hastata were selected to determine their suitability for raw material
of pulp in papermaking using Western and Japanese methods. The macrophytes
were examined for their fiber dimension and derived value. Pandanus
odoratissimus was the most suitable aquatic macrophytes for raw material in
papermaking based on the highest fiber length (1.49±0.04 mm), fiber lumen
(5.52±0.24μm) and cell wall thickness (3.69±0.17μm). All the species were
suitable for papermaking with slenderness ratio >60. Based on chemical
composition, Monochoria hastata stem was suitable species for paper pulp with
the highest value of cellulose (72.54±10.41) and <30% of lignin (22.63±7.42).
Five speciesof macrophytes were used to produced paper using Western method
but only two species were used to make paper using Western and Japanese
methods. Paper produced from Monochoria hastata using Western method
showed the highest breaking length which was 2377.80±0.33 m while paper from
Rhyncospora corymbosa using Japanese method showed highest tensile strength
which was 3.78±0.71 kN/m. The selected aquatic macrophytes in this present
study suitable for papermaking using both Western and Japanese methods to
produced moderate quality of paper. |
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