Optimization of Technological Parameters of Straw Fiber-Based Plant Fiber Seedling Pot Raw Materials

Straw fiber seedling pots are a promising substitute for plastic seedling pots. The mixing mode of straw fiber affects the mechanical properties of the raw material membrane of the seedling pot. To explore the processing technology of making the raw material membrane of the seedling pot with two kinds of plant fibers in a layered manner, the optimal combination of the process parameters of the raw material membrane of the seedling pot without additives in the production process was studied experimentally. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to analyze the parameters (beating degree of unbleached softwood kraft pulp fiber, beating degree of wheat straw fiber, wheat straw fiber quality percentage content, and film grammage) with regard to the dry tensile index and Z-direction tensile index of the seedling pot body. The optimal process parameter combination with a certain dry tensile index and Z-direction tensile index of seedling pot raw material was obtained by using four factors and five levels of a quadratic regression orthogonal rotation center combination design parameter optimization experiment. The optimal technical parameters were optimized as wheat straw fiber quality percentage content 70%, film grammage 70 g/m2, unbleached softwood kraft pulp fiber beating degree 47–48 °SR, and wheat straw fiber beating degree 65–75 °SR. With the optimal conditions, the dry tensile index of the seedling bowl raw material film was between 21 and 22 N·(m·g−1), and the Z-direction tensile index was greater than 2.1 N·(m·g−1). Using wheat straw fibers and unbleached sulfite wood pulp fibers as raw materials for seedling pots, the raw material membrane of the seedling pots was made in a layered manner. The experimental study proved this feasibility. With this mixing process of raw materials, the straw fiber-based plant fiber seedling pot would meet the demands of a crop nursery after adding chemical additives. The research results provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the manufacture of the raw material membrane of the seedling pot body.

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Preparation and Properties of Multi-Layer Composite Paperboard

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.774-776.1010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 774-776 ◽

pp. 1010-1013

Author(s):

Quan Xiao Liu ◽

Dan Xi Li ◽

Fei Ma ◽

Chang Qing Chen ◽

Jun Yang

Keyword(s):

Wheat Straw ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Pulp Fiber ◽

Paper Pulp ◽

Mechanical Pulp ◽

Physical Strength ◽

Chemical Pulp ◽

Layer Composite ◽

Wheat Straw Pulp ◽

The Cost

In order to study the preparation and property of the multi layer composite paperboard, bleached wheat straw pulp, bleached chemical thermal mechanical pulp and waste newsprint pulp are used as raw materials to making paperboard. The results show that the bonding force between fibers of grasses chemical pulp is strong which can improve the bonding strength between the layers. Bleached wheat straw pulp is used as outer layer and waste news paper pulp is used as inner layer to make composite paperboard has high physical properties. Bleached chemical thermal mechanical pulp fiber is shorter, so paperboard tightness and physical strength reduce, which can be used as the lining of the multi layer composite paperboard to improve the stiffness of the paperboard and reduce the cost.

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Research on Production of Hand Towel from the Poplar Extruding Mechanical Pulp (EMP)

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.550-553.3253 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 550-553 ◽

pp. 3253-3257

Author(s):

Xian Qi Sun ◽

Chuan Shan Zhao ◽

Hui Rong Yang

Keyword(s):

Kraft Pulp ◽

Lower Cost ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Raw Material ◽

Public Places ◽

Mechanical Pulp ◽

Tissue Paper ◽

Chemical Pulp ◽

Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽

High Level

Hand towel is one kind of disposable tissue paper which has characteristic of soaking up water quickly and lower cost. It becomes increasingly popularity in families, at work, and public places. There are many kinds of raw materials to produce hand towel according to its level. Some researches showed that bleached chemical pulp could be partially used to the production of hand towel and some other household paper. In this study, some kinds of raw material which be used to produce hand towel were analyzed and trying to looking for new one. Poplar Extruding Mechanical Pulp (EMP) had characteristics of long fiber, high level of strength and brightness. Different ratio of poplar EMP and certain Bleached Kraft Pulp were tested to make hand towel. The effects of poplar EMP on whiteness, tensile strength, bulkiness, absorbability were discussed. The results showed that characteristic targets of hand towel made from poplar EMP and Bleached Kraft Pulp met the quality requirements of GBT22455-2009 and satisfied the high-end hand towel. The new hand towel had lower cost, higher stiffness and higher bulkiness. It was feasible from the technique and economy point.

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Pengaruh Alkali Aktif terhadap Karakteristik Pulp Kraft Putih Acacia mangium dan Eucalyptus pellita

JURNAL SELULOSA ◽

10.25269/jsel.v10i01.291 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 9

Author(s):

Teddy Kardiansyah ◽

Susi Sugesty

Keyword(s):

Kraft Pulp ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Acacia Mangium ◽

Raw Material ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Pulp Industry ◽

Elemental Chlorine ◽

Eucalyptus Pellita ◽

Free Process ◽

Industrial Plantation

Industri pulp Indonesia saat ini memiliki masalah dalam penyediaan bahan baku kayu Acacia mangium, karena serangan penyakit tanaman dan hama. Hal ini harus diantisipasi melalui bahan baku alternatif pengganti Acacia mangium, spesies Eucalyptus pellita dipilih karena lebih tahan terhadap hama dan penyakit. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui karakteristik kualitas pulp kraft putih E. Pellita. Penelitian pembuatan pulp kertas dilakukan dengan proses kraft dengan bahan baku A. mangium dan E. pellita. Pemasakan dilakukan dengan variasi alkali aktif 16-20%, sulfiditas 28,7%, pada suhu 165 °C, rasio larutan pemasak terhadap kayu 3,5:1 dan faktor H 1.022. Pemutihan pulp dilakukan dengan proses ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) dengan tahapan OD0EoD1. Karakteristik pulp kraft hasil pemasakan A. mangium lebih tinggi pada parameter rendemen tersaring, bilangan kappa dan viskositas dibandingkan dengan E. pellita. Penggunaan alkali aktif 16% pada pemasakan A. mangium lebih rendah dari E. pellita (18%), namun kualitasnya dapat memenuhi spesifikasi kualitas pulp kraft putih sesuai SNI 6107:2015 (Pulp Kraft Putih Kayu daun) pada parameter derajat giling, derajat putih dan sifat fisik. Karakteristik pulp kraft putih A. mangium lebih tinggi pada parameter derajat giling, derajat putih dan sifat fisik dibandingkan dengan E. pellita. Namun demikian E. pellita berpotensi untuk dikembangkan di Hutan Tanaman Industri sebagai bahan baku pulp.Effect of Active Alkali on Characteristic of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus pellita Bleached Kraft PulpAbstractThe Indonesian pulp industry currently has problems in supplying Acacia mangium wood raw materials, due to plant disease and pest attacks. This could be anticipated through alternative raw materials to substitute Acacia mangium, the Eucalyptus pellita species chosen because it is more resistant to pests and diseases. This study was conducted to determine the quality characteristics of E. Pellita bleached kraft pulp. The research on making paper pulp using A. mangium and E. pellita was carried out by means of the kraft process. The cooking was carried out with a variation of 16-20% active alkali, 28.7% sulfidity, at a temperature of 165°C, a liquor to wood ratio of 3.5:1 and an H factor of 1.022. The bleaching of the pulp has been carried out using the ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) process with the OD0EoD1 stage. Characteristics of kraft pulp from A. mangium cooking were higher in the screening yield, kappa number and viscosity compared to E. Pellita. The use of 16% active alkaline in cooking of A. mangium is lower than E. pellita (18%), but the quality can meet the quality specifications of white kraft pulp according to SNI 6107: 2015 (White Kraft Leaf Wood Pulp) on the parameters of milled degree, whiteness and properties. The characteristics of A. mangium white kraft pulp were higher in parameters of grind degree, whiteness and physical properties compared to E. pellita. However, E. pellita has the potential to be developed in Industrial Plantation Forests as raw material for pulp.

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Effects of Porosity on the Static Compression of Foam Buffer Materials of Plant Fiber and Their Numerical Model

Shock and Vibration ◽

10.1155/2021/5568653 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Chongqian Huang ◽

Xueke Zhang ◽

Zhengqi Liu

Keyword(s):

Numerical Model ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Strain Curve ◽

Threshold Value ◽

Raw Material ◽

Plant Fiber ◽

Static Compression ◽

Compression Properties ◽

Binary Image Processing ◽

Package Materials

In recent years, researchers have investigated plant fiber foam buffer package materials for their environmental advantages, which include their ability to completely biodegrade and their rich raw materials. The porosity of buffer materials is an important factor that affects a plant’s static compression property. In this study, foam buffer package materials of plant fiber were developed using bleached bagasse pulp as the main raw material. A digital microscope was used to observe the porosity structures of the foam buffer materials, and the porosity was calculated via binary image processing using Matlab software. The effects of porosity on the static compression properties of cushion materials were discussed, and a numerical model was established. The results indicated that the threshold value chosen affected the calculation of the porosities of buffer materials, which in turn have significant effects on their specific static compression properties. The variation trend of the stress-strain curve fits the hyperbolic tangent function, according to which a numerical model was established. The results of this experiment were in accordance with the theoretical values, which will support the theoretical design of foam buffer package materials of plant fiber.

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TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT FOR PROCESSING ACTIVATED AGRICULTURAL PLANT WASTE INTO BIOETHANOL

Vestnik of Kazan state agrarin university ◽

10.12737/2073-0462-2022-59-67 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 59-67

Author(s):

Dmitriy Prosvirnikov ◽

Denis Tuncev ◽

Bulat Ziganshin

Keyword(s):

Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽

Acid Hydrolysis ◽

Wheat Straw ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Raw Material ◽

Pine Wood ◽

Agricultural Plant ◽

Plant Waste ◽

Hydrolysis Temperature ◽

Reducing Substances

The article is devoted to the development of technology and equipment for the production of bioethanol from agricultural plant waste, activated by the steam explosion method. The value and novelty of research lies in obtaining new data on the effective acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis of activated raw materials, and developing a technology for the conversion of plant raw materials into bioethanol. The studies were carried out on the basis of the Department of Wood Materials Processing of Kazan National Research Technological University (Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan). A pilot plant for the production of bioethanol and the principle of its operation are presented. Pine wood waste and wheat straw (collected in Kukmor region of the Republic of Tatarstan in the period August-September 2021) were used as raw materials. Steam-explosive activation of raw materials was carried out at temperatures of 165 ⁰C and 210 ⁰C for 5 minutes. Acid hydrolysis parameters: H2SO4 concentration - 0.5% and 1.5%, hydromodule 1:15, hydrolysis temperature - 187⁰C, hydrolysis duration - 5 hours. Enzymatic hydrolysis parameters: preparation - Cellulox-A (OOO PO Sibbiopharm, Russia) - 6 and 12 g/kg of raw material, hydrolysis temperature - 45 ⁰C, substrate pH 4.7 (acetate buffer), raw material concentration in the substrate 33 g/l, the duration of hydrolysis is 72 h. Alcoholic fermentation of hydrolysates was carried out at 32-34⁰C using Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, fermentation duration 7 h, yeast concentration 25 g/l. The bioethanol yield in % of reducing substances was recalculated after determining the mass yield. It is concluded that the vapor-explosive activation of pine wood at a temperature of 210 ºC makes it possible to obtain by acid hydrolysis and anaerobic fermentation of reducing substances up to 0.26 kg (0.33 l) of ethanol from 1 kg of activated raw materials, and activation of wheat straw at the same temperature allows obtaining up to 0.172 kg (0.218 l) ethanol with 1 kg of activated straw

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Effect of nanofibrillated cellulose made from enzyme-pretreated bamboo pulp on paper strength

BioResources ◽

10.15376/biores.16.1.964-978 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 964-978

Author(s):

Hae Min Jo ◽

Ji Young Lee ◽

Su Ho Kim ◽

Yeon Hui Lee

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Kraft Pulp ◽

Nanofibrillated Cellulose ◽

Raw Material ◽

Paper Strength ◽

Strength Enhancement ◽

Tensile Index ◽

Similar Improvement ◽

Bamboo Pulp ◽

Enzyme Pretreatment

The applicability of bleached bamboo kraft pulp (Ba-BKP) was explored as a raw material for the manufacture of nanofibrillated cellulose (EN-NFC) made of enzyme-pretreated pulps and the effects of the EN-NFC on enhancing paper strength. The Ba-BKP was pretreated using an endo-glucanase enzyme at 50 °C and pH 6, after which the EN-NFC was made by micro-grinding. Bleached hardwood kraft pulp (Hw-BKP) was used as a control, and the non-enzymatic refining pretreatment of BKPs was compared with the enzyme pretreatment. The EN-NFC was incorporated into handsheets, and the sheet strengths were measured. The physical properties of the NFC made from the Ba-BKP were similar to those made from the Hw-BKP. The NFC prepared following enzyme pretreatment were smaller and more uniform than those pretreated with refining. The EN-NFC made from the Ba-BKP was effective at enhancing tensile index by 52.7%, and burst index by 210.2% when 2% of EN-NFC was added in the furnish, and those of handsheets containing the EN-NFC made from Hw-BKP showed the similar improvement. Therefore, Ba-BKP can be used as a raw material for the manufacture of EN-NFC that confers similar physical properties and strength enhancement to paper as those made from Hw-BKP.

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Target Kappa Number for AS/AQ Pulping of Wheat Straw

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.236-238.1431 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 236-238 ◽

pp. 1431-1436

Author(s):

Jing Liu ◽

Katsuya Nagata

Keyword(s):

Mass Transfer ◽

Wheat Straw ◽

Transition Point ◽

Phase Transfer ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Kraft Pulping ◽

Kappa Number ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Raw Material ◽

Pulp Yield

Alkaline sulfite/anthraquinone (AS/AQ) pulping of wheat straw under different conditions was conducted in this study. A transition point of kappa number at approximately 6.5 was observed based on all experimental results. This transition point can be regarded as the phase transfer point in AS/AQ pulping from bulk to residual delignification. Effective delignification without great lost of pulp yield can be achieved before kappa number was below this transition point during AS/AQ pulping of wheat straw. It is found that the ratio of cooking liquid to solid should not be lower than 6, if good mass transfer of chemicals and lignin dissolving is needed. As the ratio of Na2SO3 to NaOH dosage ranged from 0.4 to 2.4, low proportion of Na2SO3 allows effective delignification while no serious degradation of carbohydrate. Moreover, similar to kraft pulping, addition of AQ in the range of 0.05% to 0.25% is useful to remove lignin and protect the carbohydrate during AS/AQ pulping. Finally, although the transition point of kappa number may be changed while different raw material used for same pulping process or different pulping process for same raw materials, it is of interest and important for mill practice.

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MODIFIKASI PERMUKAAN SERAT LBKP DAN HASIL DEINKING DENGAN KARBOKSIMETIL SELULOSA

JURNAL SELULOSA ◽

10.25269/jsel.v2i02.35 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (02) ◽

Author(s):

Sonny Kurnia Wirawan ◽

Nina Elyani ◽

Jenni Rismijana

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽

Kraft Pulp ◽

Fiber Strength ◽

Fiber Quality ◽

Strength Properties ◽

Sem Analysis ◽

Tensile Index ◽

Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽

Tear Index

The strength properties of paper are strongly affected by fiber quality. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of modification fiber by carboxymethylation of leaf bleached kraft pulp (LBKP) and deinked pulp (DIP) by using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Carboxymethylation was carried out by addition of various concentration of CMC and cationic agent of CaCl2. Handsheets with 70 gsm were made from the stock, and the physical properties were tested as the tensile index, stretch, tensile energy absorption (TEA), tearing index, and bursting index as well as SEM analysis. The results showed that the highest increase of fiber strength of LBKP and DIP was achieved by addition of 1% CMC and 9.19% CaCl2. For LBKP, the increasing of tensile index was 18.1%, stretch 27%, TEA 30.2%, tear index 7,8 % and burst index 16,7%. Whereas for DIP, the increasing of tensile index reached 29.9%, stretch 22.2%, TEA 61.2%, tear index 20.7% and burst index 63.1%. From the results of SEM analysis showed that the addition of CMC and CaCl2 increased fiber bonding.Keywords: CMC, LBKP, DIP ABSTRAK Sifat kekuatan kertas sangat dipengaruhi oleh kualitas serat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh modifikasi serat kraft putih kayu daun (LBKP) dan serat hasil deinking (DIP) dengan karboksimetilasi menggunakan karboksimetil selulosa (CMC). Modifikasi secara karboksimetilasi dilakukan dengan variasi penambahan CMC dan sebagai cationic agent CaCl2. Lembaran dibuat dari stok dengan gramatur 70 gsm, kemudian dilakukan pengujian fisik dengan parameter indeks tarik, regang, TEA, indeks sobek dan indeks retak. Selain itu lembaran juga diuji morfologi dan SEM. Hasil penelitian menunjukan peningkatan kekuatan lembaran tertinggi dicapai oleh LBKP maupun DIP, pada kondisi penambahan 1% CMC and 9.19% CaCl2. Untuk LBKP peningkatan indeks tarik adalah 18,1%, regang 27%, TEA 30,2%, indeks sobek 7,8 % dan indeks retak 16,7%. Sedangkan untuk DIP, peningkatan indeks tarik mencapai 29,9%, regang 22,2%, TEA 61,2%, indeks sobek 20,7% dan indeks retak 63,1%. Hasil analisa SEM menunjukan bahwa dengan penambahan CMC dan CaCl2, mengakibatkan terjadi peningkatan ikatan antar serat.Kata kunci: CMC, LBKP, DIP

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Glycerol Assisted Pretreatment of Lignocellulose Wheat Straw Materials as a Promising Approach for Fabrication of Sustainable Fibrous Filler for Biocomposites

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13030388 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 388

Author(s):

Hamayoun Mahmood ◽

Saqib Mehmood ◽

Ahmad Shakeel ◽

Tanveer Iqbal ◽

Mohsin Ali Kazmi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Flexural Strength ◽

Wheat Straw ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Agricultural Waste ◽

Hot Water ◽

Raw Material ◽

Dilute Acid ◽

Material Source ◽

Thermal Stability Of ◽

Composite Samples

Glycerol pretreatment is a promising method for the environmentally-friendly transformation of lignocellulosic materials into sustainable cellulose-rich raw materials (i.e., biopolymer) to fabricate biocomposites. Here, a comparison of aqueous acidified glycerol (AAG) pretreatment of wheat straw (WS) with alkaline, hot water, and dilute acid pretreatments on the thermal and mechanical characteristics of their fabricated composite board is presented. A comparison of total energy expenditure during WS pretreatment with AAG and other solutions was estimated and a comparative influence of AAG processing on lignocellulosic constituents and thermal stability of WS fiber was studied. Results imply that AAG pretreatment was superior in generating cellulose-rich fiber (CRF) as compared to other pretreatments and enhanced the cellulose contents by 90% compared to raw WS fiber. Flexural strength of acidic (40.50 MPa) and hot water treated WS composite (38.71 MPa) was higher compared to the value of 33.57 MPa for untreated composite, but AAG-treated composites exhibited lower values of flexural strength (22.22 MPa) compared to untreated composite samples. Conversely, AAG pretreatment consumed about 56% lesser energy for each kg of WS processed as compared to other pretreatments. These findings recognize that glycerol pretreatment could be a clean and new pretreatment strategy to convert agricultural waste into high-quality CRF as a sustainable raw material source for engineered biocomposite panels.

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OXIDATIVE-ORGANOSOLVENT DELEGIFICATION OF WHEAT STRAW

TECHNICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOG IES ◽

10.25140/2411-5363-2020-1(19)-250-256 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 250-256

Author(s):

Irina Trembus ◽

Nina Semenenko

Keyword(s):

Hydrogen Peroxide ◽

Acetic Acid ◽

Wheat Straw ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Raw Material ◽

Cellulose Content ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Residual Lignin ◽

Technological Parameters ◽

Vegetable Raw Materials

Urgency of the research. Expansion of the raw material base of the pulp and paper industry of Ukraine takes place through the use of alternative types of vegetable raw materials, namely wheat straw, and the improvement of environmentally friendly oxidative-organosolvent technology for the production of straw pulp. Target setting. Methods for the delignification of vegetable raw materials using the oxidant – hydrogen peroxide – are currently available. The disadvantage of these methods is the high consumption of the oxidant, which constitutes 90 % by weight of absolutely dry raw material that significantly increases the cost of technical cellulose. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the technological parameters of the delignification process of wheat straw with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Recent open-access publications have been reviewed, including literature on oxidative-organosolvent delignification methods of plant material using peroxoacids. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Investigation of technological parameters of oxidative-organosolvent delignification for the reduction of oxidant consumption and determination of optimal values of temperature and duration of the delignification process of wheat straw with the mixture of hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. The research objective. Investigation of straw pulp production method in order to reduce the consumption of cooking reagents while increasing the physical- mechanical properties and yield of the target product. The statement of basic materials. A method of obtaining straw pulp from wheat straw shreddings in acetic acid media with the hydrogen peroxide consumption 50 % by weight of absolutely dry raw material was investigated. The content of the main components in the raw vegetable material was determined. The effect of the delignification conditions, namely the temperature and cooking duration, on the yield of the fibrous semi-finished product, the content of residual lignin and the content of cellulose was studied. It was shown that the increase of temperature from 70 °C to 90 °C and duration of vegetable raw materials processing from 60 to 180 min lead to the decrease in yield by 28 %, the content of residual lignin by 6.5 %, while the cellulose content in the fibrous semi-finished product increased by 21 %. Calculated regression equations adequately described the experimental data and could be used as a mathematical model of the delignification process of wheat straw by hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid media. Optimal values of technological parameters of the wheat straw cooking process were determined using the method of multicriterion optimization of the delignification conditions. Conclusions. Calculated regression equations adequately described the production process of straw cellulose by hydrogen peroxide delignification in acetic acid. Established optimal technological parameters provided obtaining a final product with high quality indicators (yield 78.2%, residual lignin content 3.6%, cellulose content 65.4%, breaking length – 6200 m, punching resistance 210 kPa, tearing resistance – 425 mN, folding endurance 625 n.d.b.).

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