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 done...
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| author | Main, Nor Mazlana A. Talib, Rosnita 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 | upm-478212016-07-13T04:47:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47821/ Suitability of coir fibers as pulp and paper Main, Nor Mazlana A. Talib, Rosnita Ibrahim, Rushdan Abdul Rahman, Russly Mohamed, Ainun Zuriyati 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 application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47821/1/47821.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 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210784314000448 10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.043 |
| spellingShingle | 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 |
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