Isolation and characterization of Pulp from sugarcane bagasse and rice straw

• Main Authors: Suhardy, Daud, Farhana Diyana, Mohd Yunos, Farizul Hafiz, Kasim, Saiful Azhar, Saad, Harbant, Singh
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2009
• Subjects: Sugarcane bagasse; Rice straw; Formic acid pulping; Fiber dimension; Agricultural wastes; Waste products
• Online Access: http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/6263
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Perlis

The amount of sugarcane bagasse and rice straw in the state of Perlis (Malaysia) is abundant while its utilization is still limited. One of the alternatives for the bagasse and straw utilization is as pulp raw material. This paper reviews on pulp from sugarcane bagasse and rice straw and its suitabi...