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Characterisation of pulp and paper manufactured from oil palm empty fruit bunches and kenaf fibres


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Dahlan, Rafidah and Mohamed @ Asa'ari, Ainun Zuriyati and Abdullah, Hazwani Husna and Ibrahim, Rushdan and Abdullah, Luqman Chuah and Adnan, Sharmiza and Md. Tahir, Paridah and Harun, Jalaluddin (2017) Characterisation of pulp and paper manufactured from oil palm empty fruit bunches and kenaf fibres. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 40 (3). pp. 449-458. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542

Abstract

In papermaking, blending or mixture of fibres is one of the ways to enhance mechanical properties of paper. The objective of this study was to evaluate the properties of paper manufactured from mixture of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and kenaf fibres. The papers were prepared according to 10, 30, 50 and 70 percentages of kenaf whole stem blended into oil palm empty fruit bunch fibres. The preparation and testing of papers were carried out based on TAPPI Test Methods. Results showed that using kenaf whole stem fibres improved the mechanical properties of the blended papers and complied with the standard requirement for writing and printing grade paper.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Kenaf whole stem; Papermaking; Paper properties; Pulp properties; Oil palm empty fruit bunch
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2018 03:35
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2018 09:46
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58340
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