the present research has been conducted to investigate the soda and soda-anthraquiuone pulping from whole kenaf (v36). in this respect, anatomical characteristics of kenaf bast and core fibers as well as the soda and soda-aq pulp properties produced at four sodium hydroxide concentrations, namely 25, 30, 35 and 40 (g/lit), have been evaluated. the pulping results indicated that pulp yield and k...

Electrospun chitosan–polyethylene oxide/TEMPO-oxidized cellulose (CS–PEO/TOC) bio-based composite was fabricated for the first time water treatment applications. This new concept allows and chitosan to be combined in a simpler efficient way, avoiding use of harmful solvents, compared previously published related work. The “Sandwich-like” material is composed porous oxidized cellulosic fibers ce...

by increasing demands on paper products and shortage of fiber resources, various strategies were introduced to meet the requirements. in this context, application of mineral fibers is a novel and growing approach. this study was aimed to reduce the plant fibers by application of, mineral fiber in the papermaking system. application of 0, 10, 20, and 30% loadings of rock wool mineral fibers (rwm...

In the area of photoyellowing of mechanical pulps, recently obtained experimental evidence has shown that hydroquinone/p-quinone redox couple is present in lignin-rich mechanical pulps. It was also noted that compared to a control pulp the concentration of pquinones was significantly higher in a photoyellowed pulp. Under ambient conditions, upon exposure to light, the existent pulp hydroquinone...

Intensive forest-management practices have been shown to greatly increase the growth rates of southern pines. A joint study was undertaken to evaluate the wood and pulp quality from fast-grown 14,year-old loblolly pine from the Piedmont and 17-year-old slash pine from the Coastal Plain. The properties were compared to 24-year-old plantation-grown controls. Three sets of chip samples, sawmill re...

Based on a model developed for hardwood fiber strength-pulp property relationships, multiple-regression equations involving fiber strength, fiber length, and sheet density were determined to predict the properties of kraft pulps of slash pine (Pinus elliottii) . Regressions for breaking length and burst factor accounted for 88 and 90 percent, respectively, of total variation in these properties...

Chemical coupling on the thennomechanical pulp (TMF') fiber improved tensile shrength of the TMP fiber handsheet and isotactic polypropylene film laminates (TPL). For the maleic anhydride W) with benzoyl peroxide (%PO) as an initiator, tensile strength i n d 52% with the TMP fiber treatment over untreated laminates. The optimum strength jmperties were obtaiaed with an MA and BPO ratio of 21. Sc...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of oxalic acid (OA) pretreatment on carbohydrates released from rice straw particles and wood chips. The results showed that OA treatment accelerated carbohydrates extraction from rice straw particles and wood chips. OA pretreatment dramatically increased the amount of carbohydrates extracted, up to 24 times for wood chips and 2.3 times for rice s...