Fascinating physical-chemical properties and fiber morphology of selected waste plant leaves as potential pulp and paper making agents

Fascinating physical-chemical properties and fiber morphology of selected waste plant leaves as potential pulp and paper making agents

The search for non-wood fibers as alternative to the limited wood fiber resources is highly imperative in the pulp and paper-based industries. This is due to growing environmental concern as a result of excessive deforestation. This study aimed at investigating the pulp and paper potentials of pinea...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biomass conversion and biorefinery Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 3061 - 3070
Main Authors: Adeoye, Moriam Dasola, Lawal, Abdulazeez Tunbosun, Jimoh, Abibat Opeyemi, Adelani, Alabi Kazeem, Ojo, Owolabi Opeyemi, Ndukwe, Nelly Acha, Salaudeen, Taofeek, Adewuyi, Sheriff
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-12-2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Ashes
Biotechnology
Cellulose
Chemical properties
Deforestation
Elephant grass
Energy
Fourier transforms
Functional groups
Infrared analysis
Morphology
Papermaking
Physical properties
Pulping
Renewable and Green Energy
Review Article
Solubility
Wood fibers
Pulp and papers
Hemicellulose
Morphology
Cellulose
Non-wood fiber
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The search for non-wood fibers as alternative to the limited wood fiber resources is highly imperative in the pulp and paper-based industries. This is due to growing environmental concern as a result of excessive deforestation. This study aimed at investigating the pulp and paper potentials of pineapple crown ( Ananas comosus ), sandbox ( Hura crepitans ), pino macho ( Pinus caribaea ), elephant grass ( Pennissetum purpureum ) and teak ( Tectona grandis ) leaves. Chemical properties (holocellulose, cellulose, hemicellulose, ash contents, hot water and 1% NaOH solubilities) were determined using the relevant TAPPI test and chlorite methods, while the physical properties were determined after the pulping processes. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopic (FT-IR) analyses of intrinsic functional groups of the paper sheets produced from the pulps of the waste plant leaves were determined. In addition, scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDX) analyses of the morphological characteristic and elemental compositions of the resulting hand sheet surfaces were also examined. P. caribaea has the highest lignin (80.22 ± 0.012%) and cellulose (72.30 ± 0.012%) contents with lowest 1% NaOH solubility (15.20 ± 0.05%) values. A .comosu s has the highest hemicellulose (21.73 ± 0.1%) and moisture (75.00 ± 0.12%) contents with lowest ash values (5.01 ± 0.15%). The fibre lengths and the Runkel ratio of the resulting pulps were of the order, A. comosus  >  P. purpureum  >  P. caribaea  >  H. crepitans  >  T. grandis and A. comosus  <  P. caribaea  <  H. crepitans  <  T. grandis  <  P. purpureum respectively. Their surface morphologies, paper qualities and characteristics differ, but comparable with the earlier reported literatures on the pulps from wood and non-woody sources.
ISSN:2190-6815
2190-6823
DOI:10.1007/s13399-020-00968-8