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Utilization of Areca leaf residues for sustainable production of greyboard, TAPPI Journal May 2024
ABSTRACT: This study primarily focused on the production of greyboard using waste materials from small scale industries, and specifically using Areca leaf waste fibers as a sustainable and environmentally friendly resource. Areca leaf waste fibers were employed as the primary raw material for greyboard manufacturing. The resulting greyboard exhibited commendable properties, including a tear index of 7.53 mN·m2/g, tensile index of 18.34·N·m/g (i.e., breaking length of 1870 m), burst factor of 9.24 (gf/cm2)/(g/m2) and stiffness factor of 33.1. This greyboard was created through a series of steps, including hydrothermal treatment of the material at 155°C and mechanical pulping refinement. The produced greyboard met the specifications outlined in the Indian Standard 2617 (1967) for greyboard. The key objective of this work was to leverage agricultural waste resources to develop a chemical-free greyboard, resulting in reduced waste disposal in open fields and a decrease in chemical usage within the greyboard manufacturing industry. Various characterization techniques, including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), attenuated total reflection•Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) analysis, and X-ray diffraction (XRD), were used to assess the fiber quality, including aspects such as functional groups, morphology, and crystallinity for the materials used in the manufacturing process.
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Dissolving pulp from white press cuttings, TAPPI JOURNAL Apr
Dissolving pulp from white press cuttings, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2016
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Recovery-boiler leak detection using a waterside chemical-mass-balance method, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1996, Vol. 79(11)
Recovery-boiler leak detection using a waterside chemical-mass-balance method, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1996, Vol. 79(11)
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Model-based control of high-consistency refining, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1996, Vol. 79(10)
Model-based control of high-consistency refining, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1996, Vol. 79(10)
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Recycling behavior of thermomechanical pulp: effects of refining energy, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1996, Vol. 79(10)
Recycling behavior of thermomechanical pulp: effects of refining energy, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1996, Vol. 79(10)
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The process information renaissance, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1996, Vol. 79(10)
The process information renaissance, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1996, Vol. 79(10)
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Identification of the origins of stickies in deinked pulp, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1997, Vol. 80(4)
Identification of the origins of stickies in deinked pulp, TAPPI JOURNAL, April 1997, Vol. 80(4)
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A preliminary study of kenaf fiber bundles and their composite cells, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1997, Vol. 80(8)
A preliminary study of kenaf fiber bundles and their composite cells, TAPPI JOURNAL, August 1997, Vol. 80(8)
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Effluent minimization - a little water goes a long way, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 1997, Vol. 80(12)
Effluent minimization - a little water goes a long way, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 1997, Vol. 80(12)
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Are salt-laden recovery boilers a significant source of dioxins?, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1997, Vol. 80(2)
Are salt-laden recovery boilers a significant source of dioxins?, TAPPI JOURNAL, February 1997, Vol. 80(2)