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Title: | Pulp and Paper Making Characteristics of Fibers from Plantation-grown Oxythenantera Abyssinica and Beema Bamboo (A Tissue Cultured Clone from Bambusa Balcooa) |
Authors: | Boadu, Kwadwo Boakye Ansong, Michael Afrifaha, Kojo Agyapong Nsiah- Asantea, Elizabeth |
Keywords: | Bamboo plantation cellulolytic material deforestation packaging paper; runkel ratio wood fiber |
Issue Date: | Dec-2020 |
Publisher: | JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS |
Citation: | JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS |
Abstract: | The alarming global deforestation rate has great impacts on the output of
the Pulp and paper Industry since wood is the principal papermaking fiber
material. Although, generally, bamboo is an alternative cellulolytic fiber
source, the species and culm age have great effects on its papermaking
potential. Based on the methods by the International Association of Wood
Anatomists (IAWA), this work assessed the characteristics of fibers from the
axial culm sections of six-month plantation-grown Oxythenantera abyssinica
and Beema bamboo (which was cloned from Bambusa balcoaa) for paper
production. The lengths of the fibers ranged from 1.89 to 2.39 mm while the
diameters were 0.025–0.031 mm. The fiber lumen diameter and wall thickness
were 0.014–0.018 mm and 0.004–0.006 mm, respectively. Fibers from
the species had their runkle ratios below 1, slenderness ratios above 70 and
flexibility ratios above 50. These characteristics compare well with the recommendations
for fibers often used for the production of packaging, writing
and printing papers. Establishment of plantations of Beema bamboo and
O. abyssinica is encouraged as they will serve as good raw material base for
the paper industry within six months of planting. Additionally, their planting
will contribute to meeting Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 13. |
Description: | This article has been published in JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS and also available at https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1856270 |
URI: | /10.1080/15440478.2020.1856270 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13292 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Agric and Natural Resources
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