October 31, 2005

Production Methods of High Viscosity Kenaf Bast Pulp for Papermaking

Wiwin Suwinarti*, Yu Wang*, Zhou Cheng** and Kazuhiko Sameshima*

 *Kochi University  (Japan); **Tongji University (Shanghai)

    Kenaf bast fiber was treated successively by ammonium oxalate, sodium hydroxide and sodium chlorite at different order and conditions in three methods, A, B and C　(Table 1). The characteristics of  pulp and paper were determined by various methods including TAPPI test methods.　The Kenaf-B, derived from the method B, showed the longest fiber length as length weighted average which confirmed that this treatment is the best preparation method for fiber length measurement. However, the viscosity and the paper strength properties of Kenaf-A was the highest if compared to the other two methods. Comparison of the viscosity and the strength properties with other pulps (commercial kenaf bast and wood pulps) indicated that all the three methods have superior properties but the Kenaf-A is the best pulp so far.

 

Keywords: kenaf, bast fiber, viscosity, fiber length, paper strength


 (Japan TAPPI Journal, June 2005)

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1 - hi! always nice to see more publications from indonesians. salam kenal, mer. (Comment this)

Written by: mer at 2006/03/22 - 22:41:26
2 - Assalamualikum.

Saya dosen di Universiti Sains Malaysia di Pulau Pinang.

Saya terbaca paper ibu dan tertarik dengan kajian yang di jalankan. Kiranya tidak keberatan sya berterima kasih kiranya boleh dapatkan salina untuk rujukan saya berkaitan dengan kaedah pulping terhadap kenaf yang ibu buat. Saya buat penyelidikan bukan dalam pulp and paper tetapi dalam environment.

Profesor Mohd Omar Ab.Kadir (Comment this)

Written by: Omar Ab.Kadir at 2006/07/20 - 16:03:19
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