The process of papermaking requires substantial amounts of energy and wood consumption, which contributes to larger environmental costs. In order to optimize the production of papermaking to suit its many applications in material science and engineering, a quantitative understanding of bonding forces between the individual pulp fibers is of importance. Here we show the first approach to quantif...

The headbox is the key hinge to link the pulp supply system with the sheet forming in the papermaking process. The primary parameters include the total pressure and the stock level which couple each other in the box, and they decide the distribution of the web cross-directional basis weight and influence the paper forming quality. Here taking widely used air-cushion type headbox as the plant, a...

In this study, perennial fast growth Napier grass fibers were used for pulp and papermaking. Chlorination and alkaline process were carried using sodium chlorite and sodium hydroxide respectively for pulp extraction from Napier grass. Detailed chemical composition of the Napier grass fibers and the extracted pulp was carried out and a comparison with other perennial grasses made. The extracted ...