Characteristics of paper made from durian rinds
Durian rinds where being wasted have potential properties that are suitable to be used as an alternative raw material of cellulosic pulps for papermaking. The physical, optical and mechanical characteristics of paper made from waste durian rinds fibre were investigated in this study. The durian r...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6810/1/SHAIPUL%20RIZAL%20MASROL%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6810/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Durian rinds where being wasted have potential properties that are suitable to be used
as an alternative raw material of cellulosic pulps for papermaking. The physical,
optical and mechanical characteristics of paper made from waste durian rinds fibre
were investigated in this study. The durian rinds fibre pulp is produced through
chemi-mechanical pulping. Naturally dried durian rinds from D24 variety were
treated with 10% Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) in room temperature for 2 hours and
pulped by the refiner mechanical pulping (RMP) process. Durian rinds fibre pulp has
been produced with four different beating times which are 0 PFI revolutions, 1000
PFI revolutions, 2000 PFI revolutions and 3000 PFI revolutions to investigate the
effect of beating time. 3 stages Peroxide (PPP) TCF bleaching type was applied to 0
PFI revolutions pulps to investigate the effect of bleaching. 60 gsm type of paper
were produced from durian rinds pulp to investigate the effect of beating and
bleaching. Furthermore, 120 gsm paper also has been produced from durian rinds
unbeaten pulp. Characteristics results show overall durian characteristics were
increased with the effect of beating and TCF bleaching. The final ISO brightness has
achieved 66.36% after stage 3 Peroxide treatment. 60 gsm durian rinds paper shows
compatible characteristics with commercial scale paper produced by previous study.
120 gsm durian rinds fibre paper also have good characteristics to be implemented as
raw material in liner paper and fluting medium for corrugated board. Experimental
results show that durian rinds have great potential to be applied as non-wood raw
material for commercial papermaking and become a value-added product. |
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