Properties of corrugated liner made from musa sapientum linn banana pulp and recycled kraft pulp
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Author list: Luangsa-Ard N., Wiwatchaimaneee K.
Publisher: Hindawi
Publication year: 2014
Start page: 609
End page: 614
Number of pages: 6
ISBN: 9781510821316
eISSN: 1745-4557
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
This research was aimed to examine and compare physical and mechanical properties of corrugated liner made of banana pulp mixed with recycled kraft pulp and virgin kraft pulp mixed with recycled kraft pulp as well as to estimate the production cost of banana pulp, and to compare with the cost of imported virgin kraft pulp. Initially, banana pulp was cooked in a closed system with the use of Sodium Hydroxide, then handsheets of 125 grams were produced by mixing recycled kraft pulp with banana fiber at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 percent (on oven dry weight). Later, their physical and mechanical properties were measured. The results showed that the optimal condition for cooking banana pulp was with the use of 20 percent Sodium Hydroxide, and its yield was 29.2 percent. It was found that the samples made of banana pulp mixed with recycled kraft pulp at 50:50 had the optimal physical and mechanical properties. The results also indicated that the virgin kraft pulp mixed with recycled kraft pulp samples yielded higher tearing strength, tensile strength and bending resistance than the banana pulp mixed with recycled kraft pulp samples. However, banana pulp mixed with recycled kraft pulp samples performed better with respect to ring crush resistance and bursting strength. Lastly, the production cost of banana pulp was 23,058 Baht/ton and the import cost of virgin kraft pulp was 24,000 baht/ton.
Keywords
Banana pulp, Corrugated liner, Recycle kraft pulp
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