Characterization of sugarcane bagasse, rice straw and rice husk and thier suitability for paper production

• Main Authors: Suhardy, Daud, Mohd Nazry, Salleh, Farizul Hafiz, Kasim, Saiful Azhar, Saad
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2009
• Subjects: Agriculture residue; Silica; SEM-EDS; Alternative raw material; Papermaking; Agricultural waste > Recycling; Rice straw > Chemical analysis
• Online Access: http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/6264
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Various agricultural residues such as sugarcane bagasse, rice straw and rice husk have taken a significant place in supplementing the dwindling supply of conventional forest raw material for catering the ever-increasing demand on the pulp and paper industry. Production of pulp from non-wood resource...