A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production

Two common Nigerian-grown biomasses, gmelina (Gmelina arborea) and bamboo (Bambusaa vulgaris) have been pulped and their fibre characteristics and paper properties examined. The results of their chemical compositions showed some fair similarities. The amount of glucose in the pulps of both biomasses...

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Autores principales:	Akeem Azeez,Mayowa, Andrew,Jerome E, Sithole,B. Bruce
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad del Bío-Bío 2016
Materias:	Bamboo cellulose fibre gmelina hemicellulose Kraft pulp tear index tensile index
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-221X20160001000072016-03-30A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper productionAkeem Azeez,MayowaAndrew,Jerome ESithole,B. Bruce Bamboo cellulose fibre gmelina hemicellulose Kraft pulp tear index tensile index Two common Nigerian-grown biomasses, gmelina (Gmelina arborea) and bamboo (Bambusaa vulgaris) have been pulped and their fibre characteristics and paper properties examined. The results of their chemical compositions showed some fair similarities. The amount of glucose in the pulps of both biomasses indicated their suitability as lignocellulosic materials for pulping. Their pulp yield ranged between 48,0-54,1%, which fell within the acceptable range for good pulpwoods. The analysis of their fibre dimensions revealed that bamboo fibre has a wider fibre length distribution and higher fine length content. Gmelina and bamboo had weighted mean fibre lengths of 0,93 and 2,07 mm and mean fibre widths of 24,1 and 16,9 µm, respectively. The Runkel ratios of the samples were 0,4 (gmelina) and 0,9 (bamboo): this is indicative of their suitability for paper making. Mechanical properties of handsheets obtained from gmelina compared fairly well with South African pulpwoods (Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus paluta). Bamboo exhibited better tear index values than these woods but with lower sheet density and tensile index. These properties were significantly improved in handsheets obtained from blends of gmelina and bamboo, raising the prospect of producing paper from blends of both raw materials in Nigeria.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad del Bío-BíoMaderas. Ciencia y tecnología v.18 n.1 20162016-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2016000100007en10.4067/S0718-221X2016005000007
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spellingShingle	Bamboo cellulose fibre gmelina hemicellulose Kraft pulp tear index tensile index Akeem Azeez,Mayowa Andrew,Jerome E Sithole,B. Bruce A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production
description	Two common Nigerian-grown biomasses, gmelina (Gmelina arborea) and bamboo (Bambusaa vulgaris) have been pulped and their fibre characteristics and paper properties examined. The results of their chemical compositions showed some fair similarities. The amount of glucose in the pulps of both biomasses indicated their suitability as lignocellulosic materials for pulping. Their pulp yield ranged between 48,0-54,1%, which fell within the acceptable range for good pulpwoods. The analysis of their fibre dimensions revealed that bamboo fibre has a wider fibre length distribution and higher fine length content. Gmelina and bamboo had weighted mean fibre lengths of 0,93 and 2,07 mm and mean fibre widths of 24,1 and 16,9 µm, respectively. The Runkel ratios of the samples were 0,4 (gmelina) and 0,9 (bamboo): this is indicative of their suitability for paper making. Mechanical properties of handsheets obtained from gmelina compared fairly well with South African pulpwoods (Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus paluta). Bamboo exhibited better tear index values than these woods but with lower sheet density and tensile index. These properties were significantly improved in handsheets obtained from blends of gmelina and bamboo, raising the prospect of producing paper from blends of both raw materials in Nigeria.
author	Akeem Azeez,Mayowa Andrew,Jerome E Sithole,B. Bruce
author_facet	Akeem Azeez,Mayowa Andrew,Jerome E Sithole,B. Bruce
author_sort	Akeem Azeez,Mayowa
title	A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production
title_short	A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production
title_full	A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production
title_fullStr	A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production
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publisher	Universidad del Bío-Bío
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A preliminary investigation of nigerian Gmelina arborea and Bambusa vulgaris for pulp and paper production

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