Masrol, Shaiful Rizal and Shariffudin, Nornatasha and Adnan, Sharmiza and Irwan Ibrahim, Mohd Halim and A Hamid, Mokhtar (2020) Virgin kraft pulp and paper characteristics of Vitex Pubescens Vahl. (Halban) wood. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 8 (5). pp. 1551-1556. ISSN 2277-3878
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Insufficient wood-based materials due to environmental sustainability have further enhanced the search for alternatives in the paper industry. Thus, wood sample from Vitex Pubescens Vahl (Halban) was evaluated based on the pulp characteristics; and paper physical, mechanical and optical properties as alternative raw material for papermaking. The wood chips were chemically Kraft cooked. Laboratory hand sheet with 120 gsm of grammage was produced without beating and bleached treatment. Overall procedures and tests were conducted according to the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) and the Malaysian International Organization for Standardization (MS-ISO). The result shows that Halban virgin Kraft pulp recorded a value of screened yield percentage (38.6%), Kappa number (22.1), drainage time (6.44s), and Canadian Standard Freeness (555ml). Halban paper sheet has apparent density of 0.302g/cm3. In an optical analysis, brightness (19.81%) and opacity (99.5%) had been measured. Mechanical characteristic possess considerable tensile index (29.33Nm/g), tear index (6.028 mN.m2/g), burst index (1.04 kPa.m2/g), but low folding no (3). In conclusion, Halban wood could be considered as alternative wood-based material for papermaking based on its promising characteristics’ and also compatible with other wood-based material proposed by the previous study. However, more in-depth evaluation should be considered to improve the qualities of the pulp and paper made from Halban wood.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Kraft; Pulping; Paper; Wood; |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TT Handicrafts Arts and crafts T Technology > TS Manufactures > TS800-937 Wood technology. Lumber > TS840-915 Wood products. Furniture |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Technology > Department of Mechnical Engineering Technology |
| Depositing User: | Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2022 07:54 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2022 07:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/6115 |
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