scholarly journals PENINGKATAN MUTU KERTAS DAUR ULANG MENGGUNAKAN XYLAN ( IMPROVEMENT QUALITY OF RECYCLED FIBER USING XYLAN )

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Sonny Kurnia Wirawan ◽  
Chandra Apriana Purwita ◽  
Nina Elyani

ABSTRACTCorncob as agricultural waste is a potential source of xylan to be used as an additive to increase the paper strength sheets originating from old corrugated cardboard (OCC). The aim of this research is to know increasing of strength properties from recycled fiber after addition of corncob xylan, compared to the commercial xylan. The xylan extraction was carried out by acid and the addition of xylan to the fiber was carried out at 80 ºC for 30 minutes. The results showed that the use of corncob xylan 5% (w/w) can increase the tensile index by 13.08%, burst index by 9.24%, ring crush test (RCT) index by 39.13% and corrugated medium test (CMT) index by 17.44%.ABSTRAKTongkol jagung sebagai limbah pertanian merupakan sumber xylan yang potensial yang dapat digunakan sebagai aditif untuk meningkatkan kekuatan lembaran kertas daur ulang yang berasal dari Kertas Karton Gelombang (KKG) bekas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan kekuatan lembaran kertas daur ulang setelah penambahan xylan dari tongkol jagung, dibandingkan dengan xylan komersial. Ekstraksi xylan dilakukan dengan metode asam dan penambahan xylan terhadap serat dilakukan pada temperatur 80ºC selama 30 menit. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan xylan tongkol jagung sebanyak 5% (berat xylan/berat kering pulp) dapat meningkatkan indeks tarik 13,08%, indeks retak 9,24%, indeks RCT 39,13% dan indeks CMT 17,44%.

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonny Kurnia Wirawan ◽  
Nina Elyani ◽  
Ike Rostika

The use of recycled fibers derived from old corrugated cardboard (OCC) potential for enhanced strength properties through the addition of carboxy methylcellulose (CMC). Research carried out on local OCC with variation of time reaction, temperture, and the dosage of of CMC and CaCl2. Handsheet laboratory was made, and then analyzed the strength properties include tensile index, tensile energy absorption (TEA) index , bursting index and folding endurance, as well as coarseness and kink. The results show the optimum condition is achieved on the conditions of the reaction time of 20 minutes, the reaction suhue 25°C, the concentration of CMC 0,75% and concentration CaCl2 0,5% . Strength properties improvement was achieved at 3,07% tensile index, folding endurance 43,75% and bursting strength 36,81% .Keywords: CMC, OCC, strength properties   ABSTRAKSifat kekuatan serat daur ulang yang berasal dari kotak karton gelombang (KKG) bekas berpotensi untuk ditingkatkan melalui penambahan karboksi metil selulosa (CMC). Penelitian dilakukan terhadap KKG bekas lokal dengan variasi waktu, suhu, dan dosis penambahan CMC dan CaCl2. Lembaran kertas dibuat secara laboratorium , kemudian dianalisis sifat kekuatan meliputi indek tarik, indek tensile energy absorption (TEA), indek retak, dan ketahanan lipat, serta analisis coarseness dan kink. Hasil penelitian menunjukan kondisi optimum dicapai pada waktu reaksi 20 menit, suhu reaksi 25°C, konsentrasi CMC 0,75% dan konsentrasi CaCl2 0,5%. Peningkatan kekuatan yang dihasilkan adalah indeks tarik 3,07%, ketahanan lipat 43,75% dan indeks retak 36,81%.Kata kunci: CMC, KKG bekas, sifat kekuatan


2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-337
Author(s):  
Sezgin Koray Gülsoy ◽  
Saffet Uysal

In this study, 5, 10, and 15 % secondary fines of recycled pulp were added to unbeaten and beaten (28 ºSR) samples of recycled pulp, Turkish Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) kraft pulp, and European aspen (Populus tremula L.) kraft pulp. The effects of the addition of fiber fines on hand sheets properties were evaluated. The addition of fiber fines to the unbeaten pulps improved the strength properties of hand sheets. The roughness of hand sheets was also decreased with the addition of fines. When fiber fines were added to the beaten pulps, the type of pulp strongly affected the paper strength properties. The strength properties of beaten pulps of Turkish Calabrian pine and European aspen were decreased with the addition of fiber fines, while the strength properties of beaten pulps of recycled pulp were increased. On the other hand, the air permeance of unbeaten and beaten samples was decreased with the addition of fiber fines. Consequently, the addition of fines to unbeaten and beaten pulps had a more pronounced effect on European aspen kraft pulp and recycled pulp than on Turkish Calabrian pine kraft pulp. Also, the strength of paper made of unbeaten recycled pulp with the addition of 15 % fines was higher than that of fines-free beaten recycled pulp.


2017 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B. Khairul Hafizuddin ◽  
Roslan Rohaizu ◽  
W.D. Wan Rosli

Papermaking in Malaysia is basically based on recycled (secondary) fibers which are sourced from various parts of the world with prices depending on the quality of the fibers procured. The costs of paper production could possibly be reduced by using local fibers as partial replacement provided that the strength requirements are not compromised; and one such type is the oil palm fibers which are obtained as the by-product of the palm oil industry. This paper reports the use of the oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber as a partial substitute in the production of corrugating medium. Both unbleached and totally chlorine free (TCF) bleached OPEFB pulps were mixed in different ratios with high quality recycled pulps which had been mechanically and chemically treated. Burst strength results indicate as high as 70% recycled pulp can be replaced by OPEFB pulps yet still having strength properties that are comparable with the industrial produced corrugating medium. Although the effect of bleached pulp is significant at high addition levels of more than 70%, the cost-energy balance will not be effective to use these bleached fibers, and furthermore the utilization of unbleached pulps also gave the same desired results. The use of the underutilized OPEFB fibers for replacement of imported recycled fibers without compromising the paper strength qualities could help the Malaysian paper industry in their quest for finding fiber alternatives.


Holzforschung ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Bäckström ◽  
Marie-Claude Kolar ◽  
Myat Htun

Abstract Fines are an essential component in the papermaking process because they have a profound influence on the behaviour of the wet web and on the mechanical properties of the final sheet. Primary fines are present in the pulp prior to refining, and secondary fines are produced during refining. In the present investigation, two commercially manufactured unbleached pulps with kappa numbers of 45 and 90 were studied in terms of how they responded to refining with respect to the quality of fibre and fines. Primary and secondary fines were collected and characterised and their impact on sheet strength was evaluated by addition of known amounts to a refined and decrilled pulp. All the measured paper strength properties improved when primary and secondary fines were added. The strength improvement was generally somewhat higher in the second case. The effect was more pronounced at a higher level of addition. We attribute the main strength improvements associated with fines to improved consolidation by the creation of capillary forces between the surfaces.


2013 ◽  
Vol 848 ◽  
pp. 334-337
Author(s):  
Ai Yun Long ◽  
Chuan Shan Zhao ◽  
Wen Jia Han ◽  
Yi Fei Jiang

Based on the domestic OCC pulp as raw material, it was found that the optimum conditions for laccase treatment were: the concentration of laccase 16U/g dry pulp, the pulp consistency 5%, temperature 50 °C, pH=5.0 and reaction time 90min. OCC treated with laccase alone can improve paper strength properties. The dry tensile index and wet tensile index of the control sample were 21.80 Nm/g and 0.22 Nm/g, respectively. The dry tensile index and wet tensile index after OCC treated with laccase alone were 23.36 Nm/g and 0.28 Nm /g. Comparing to the control pulp, the dry tensile index and wet tensile index of OCC treated with laccase were increased by 6.88% and 27.3%, respectively. At the same time, the laccase system can obviously improve the strength of the pulp properties with adding the mediator, especially using histidine, the dry and wet strength of paper was largely improved.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 653-664
Author(s):  
IGNACIO DE SAN PIO ◽  
KLAS G. JOHANSSON ◽  
PAUL KROCHAK

Different strategies aimed at reducing the negative impact of fillers on paper strength have been the objective of many studies during the past few decades. Some new strategies have even been patented or commercialized, yet a complete study on the behavior of the filler flocs and their effect on retention, drainage, and formation has not been found in literature. This type of research on fillers is often limited by difficulties in simulating high levels of shear at laboratory scale similar to those at mill scale. To address this challenge, a combination of techniques was used to compare preflocculation (i.e., filler is flocculated before addition to the pulp) with coflocculation strategies (i.e., filler is mixed with a binder and flocculated before addition to the pulp). The effect on filler and fiber flocs size was studied in a pilot flow loop using focal beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) and image analysis. Flocs obtained with cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) and bentonite were shown to have similar shear resistance with both strategies, whereas cationic starch (CS) was clearly more advantageous when coflocculation strategy was used. The effect of flocculation strategy on drainage rate, STFI formation, ash retention, and standard strength properties was measured. Coflocculation of filler with CPAM plus bentonite or CS showed promising results and produced sheets with high strength but had a negative impact on wire dewatering, opening a door for further optimization.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izhar Alam ◽  
Swati Sood ◽  
Chhaya Sharma

Abstract Mixed hardwood unbleached (UB) and final bleached (FB) pulp along with the pulp of intermediate bleaching stages from an integrated paper mill have been undertaken for this study. Headspace GC-MS analysis of these pulps was made to identify the odorous compounds which are volatile organic compounds (VOCs), generated during ageing for 60 days. The result showed that a number of pre-generated VOCs such as aliphatic hydrocarbons and aldehydes are observed in the pulp sample which might be came from the process and it has been observed that upon ageing at ambient conditions, some acid functionalized VOC were generated in the pulp. The generation of these VOCs were established by ATR-FTIR analysis and the results showed that intensity of peak absorbance near 3340  cm − 1 {\text{cm}^{-1}} and 1641  cm − 1 {\text{cm}^{-1}} which represents the –OH stretching of acidic functional group and C=O stretch of aldehyde and acidic functional groups increased after ageing. Generation of acid functionalized volatile compounds were observed more in bleached pulp than in unbleached pulp. Degree of polymerization (DP) is pretty much related to the strength of paper. DP of both unbleached and bleached pulp gets reduced upon ageing while more reduction were observed in bleached pulp. Bleached pulps are more prone to degrade as compared to the unbleached pulp in terms of strength properties such as tensile index, breaking length, burst and double fold were observed. 12.3 % and 21.8 % reduction in tensile index was observed for UB and final bleached FB pulp respectively. Burst index of UB and FB pulp were found reduced to 23.8 % and 41.9 % respectively due to ageing. Reduction in the mechanical and optical properties was also observed in intermediate bleaching stages. There is much evidence for the contribution of VOCs to the degradation of paper. The results are strongly suggested that acid functionalized volatile compounds can have strong effects on degradation of cellulosic paper.


BioResources ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 447-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puneet Pathak ◽  
Nishi K. Bhardwaj ◽  
Ajay K. Singh

The utilization of post-consumer papers in the production of new paper products is increasing all over the world in recent years. Recycling of photocopier paper is a major problem due to difficulty in removal of non-impact ink. Enzymes offer potential advantages in ecofriendly deinking of recovered paper. In this study the deinking of photocopier paper was examined using chemicals and a commercial cellulase enzyme. Parameters of deinking experiments were optimized for hydrapulping. The ink was removed by flotation and washing processes. Then these parameters were compared in terms of ink removal ability of the process, as well as optical and strength properties of the deinked paper. The application of enzymatic deinking improved ink removal efficiency by 24.6% and freeness by 21.6% with a reduction in drainage time of 11.5% in comparison to those obtained with chemical deinking. The physical properties, namely burst index and tensile index, were observed to improve by 15.3% and 2.7%, respectively and brightness and tear index decreased by 2.1% and 21.9%, respectively. Results of deinking efficiency of photocopier paper showed that the enzyme used in the present work performed better than the conventional chemicals used for deinking.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Kumari ◽  
Dhirendra Singhal ◽  
Rinku Walia ◽  
Ajay Rathee

Abstract The present project proposes to utilize rice husk and maize cob husk ash in the cement to mitigate the adverse impact of cement on environment and to enhance the disposal of waste in a sustainable manner. Ternary concrete / MR concrete was prepared by using rise husk and maize cob ash with cement. For the present project, five concrete mixes MR-0 (Control mix), MR-1 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-2.5%), MR-2 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-5%), MR-3 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-2.5%), MR-4 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-2.5%) were prepared. M35 concrete mix was designed as per IS 10262:2009 for low slump values 0-25mm. The purpose is to find the optimum replacement level of cement in M35 grade ternary concrete for I – Shaped paver blocks.In order to study the effects of these additions, micro-structural and structural properties test of concretes have been conducted. The crystalline properties of control mix and modified concrete are analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscope (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The results indicated that 10% Rice husk ash and 5% maize cob ash replaced with cement produce a desirable quality of ternary concrete mix having good compressive strength. The results of SEM analysis indicated that the morphology of both concrete were different, showing porous structure at 7 days age and become unsymmetrical with the addition of ashes. After 28 day age, the control mix contained more quantity of ettringite and became denser than ternary concrete. XRD analysis revealed the presence of portlandite in large quantity in controlled mix concrete while MR concrete had the partially hydrated particle of alite.


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