Potential of cogon grass (imperata cylindrica) as an alternative fibre in paper-based industry

Mohd Kassim, Angzzas Sari and Mohd Aripin, Ashuvila and Ishak, Nadiah and Hairom, Nur Hanis Hayati and Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah and Razali, Nor Faizah and Zainulabidin, Muhd Hafeez (2016) Potential of cogon grass (imperata cylindrica) as an alternative fibre in paper-based industry. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (4). pp. 2681-2686. ISSN 1819-6608

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Abstract

Non-wood plants were examined as alternative fibre due to the limited origin resources in paper production. In Malaysia, Imperata cylindrica was used as renewable materials to obtain cellulosic pulps to produce paper and hence preventing the environmental problems. The chemical compositions, fibre dimension, pulp and mechanical properties of I. cylindrica were investigated for application in paper-based production. The surface morphology of hand sheet was also visualized. The chemical compositions involved in this study (holocellulose, cellulose, lignin, ash, hot water and 1% NaOH solubilities) were determined according to the chlorite method, Kurscher-Hoffner approach and TAPPI test method. Meanwhile, fibre dimension were measured following the Franklin method. The mechanical properties of the hand sheet (tensile, burst and tear indices) were measured according to the TAPPI test method. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to visualize the surface morphology of I. cylindrica hand sheet. The I. cylindrica has lower amount of lignin (5.67%), hot water (3.83%) and 1% sodium hydroxide solubilities (19.6%) than polished C.tataria, switch grass and Palmyra palm fruit. Although I. cylindrica contains high felting rate (139), the sheets produced showed higher tensile index (45.06 Nm/g), burst index (3.90 kPam2 /g) and tear index (2.17 mNm2 /g) compared to other published non-wood fibers. From SEM images, sheets of I. cylindrica contained abundant, straight and smooth fibre. In conclusion of the characteristic study, I. cylindrica is a good potential alternative fibre in the paper-based industry.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cogon grass; Chemical and fibre dimension properties; Sustainable; Mechanical properties
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology T Technology > TS Manufactures > TS1300-1865 Textile industries
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering Technology > Department of Chemical Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Mrs. Nur Nadia Md. Jurimi
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2022 06:06
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2022 06:06
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/5386

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