Physical and mechanical properties of thin paper sheets made from onion peels (Allium cepa) / Mohammad Harris M. Yahya, Normala Hassim and Mohd Rozi Ahmad

• Main Authors: M. Yahya, Mohammad Harris, Hassim, Normala, Ahmad, Mohd Rozi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan 2020
• Subjects: Laboratories. General works; Processes, operations, and techniques
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41416/1/41416.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41416/; https://nsembilan.uitm.edu.my/joacns/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The present work deals with the production of paper materials from onion peels (Allium Cepa) fibers as an alternative potential non-wood fiber. The onion peels were obtained from a local small and medium food industry. The onion peels were cooked at 120, 150 and 180 minutes. The peels were grinded a...