Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper

This study was to investigate the suitability of coir fibers as an alternative material in making pulp and paper. Maceration process was used to characterize the fiber. Soda-AQ pulping with various combinations of active alkali (18-22%) and cooking time (90- 150 minutes) at fixed temperature was don...

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Main Authors: Main, Nor Mazlana, A Talib, Rosnita, Ibrahim, Rushdan, Abdul Rahman, Russly, Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.043
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author Main, Nor Mazlana
A Talib, Rosnita
Ibrahim, Rushdan
Abdul Rahman, Russly
Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati
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Ibrahim, Rushdan
Abdul Rahman, Russly
Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati
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description This study was to investigate the suitability of coir fibers as an alternative material in making pulp and paper. Maceration process was used to characterize the fiber. Soda-AQ pulping with various combinations of active alkali (18-22%) and cooking time (90- 150 minutes) at fixed temperature was done. Physical properties evaluated were density, brightness, opacity, scattering coefficient, tear, burst and tensile index. As concentration of active alkali and cooking time increased, the physical properties values also increased, except for the opacity and scattering coefficient. The optimum condition for producing the strongest paper is using 22% active alkali in 120 minutes.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-34482021-11-17T06:46:44Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3448/ Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper Main, Nor Mazlana A Talib, Rosnita Ibrahim, Rushdan Abdul Rahman, Russly Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati TS1080-1268 Paper manufacture and trade This study was to investigate the suitability of coir fibers as an alternative material in making pulp and paper. Maceration process was used to characterize the fiber. Soda-AQ pulping with various combinations of active alkali (18-22%) and cooking time (90- 150 minutes) at fixed temperature was done. Physical properties evaluated were density, brightness, opacity, scattering coefficient, tear, burst and tensile index. As concentration of active alkali and cooking time increased, the physical properties values also increased, except for the opacity and scattering coefficient. The optimum condition for producing the strongest paper is using 22% active alkali in 120 minutes. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3448/1/AJ%202019%20%28132%29.pdf Main, Nor Mazlana and A Talib, Rosnita and Ibrahim, Rushdan and Abdul Rahman, Russly and Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati (2014) Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper. Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 2. pp. 304-311. ISSN 2210-7843 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.043
spellingShingle TS1080-1268 Paper manufacture and trade
Main, Nor Mazlana
A Talib, Rosnita
Ibrahim, Rushdan
Abdul Rahman, Russly
Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati
Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
title Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
title_full Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
title_fullStr Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
title_full_unstemmed Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
title_short Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
title_sort suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper
topic TS1080-1268 Paper manufacture and trade
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3448/1/AJ%202019%20%28132%29.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.043
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