Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives

The fibre characteristics and chemical composition of Gossypium Hirsutum, Sudanese cotton stalks were assessed for their suitability for papermaking. Soda-anthraquinone (soda-AQ), alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone (AS-AQ) and ASAM (alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone- methanol) cookings were carried out w...

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Main Authors: Tarig Osman Khider, Safaa Omer, Osman Taha, Suhair Kamal Shomeina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol Noshirvani University of Technology 2012-01-01
Series:Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment
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Online Access:http://www.ijee.net/Journal/ijee/vol3/no2/10.pdf
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author Tarig Osman Khider
Safaa Omer
Osman Taha
Suhair Kamal Shomeina
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description The fibre characteristics and chemical composition of Gossypium Hirsutum, Sudanese cotton stalks were assessed for their suitability for papermaking. Soda-anthraquinone (soda-AQ), alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone (AS-AQ) and ASAM (alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone- methanol) cookings were carried out with different alkali charges and pulps with acceptable to good yields and mechanical properties were obtained. ASAM pulping gave the best results in yields, degree of delignification, mechanical pulp properties. AS-AQ pulping cooking with ratio (70: 30) as NaOH: Na2SO3 gave better results compared to (60: 40) ratio.
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spelling doaj.art-8330b84d714e4c2aa5635a9cfe4ed6532024-04-02T18:10:09ZengBabol Noshirvani University of TechnologyIranica Journal of Energy and Environment2079-21152079-21232012-01-0132167172Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with AdditivesTarig Osman KhiderSafaa OmerOsman TahaSuhair Kamal ShomeinaThe fibre characteristics and chemical composition of Gossypium Hirsutum, Sudanese cotton stalks were assessed for their suitability for papermaking. Soda-anthraquinone (soda-AQ), alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone (AS-AQ) and ASAM (alkaline sulphite-anthraquinone- methanol) cookings were carried out with different alkali charges and pulps with acceptable to good yields and mechanical properties were obtained. ASAM pulping gave the best results in yields, degree of delignification, mechanical pulp properties. AS-AQ pulping cooking with ratio (70: 30) as NaOH: Na2SO3 gave better results compared to (60: 40) ratio.http://www.ijee.net/Journal/ijee/vol3/no2/10.pdfGossypium hirsutumCotton stalksPapermakingFiber characteristicsChemical composition
spellingShingle Tarig Osman Khider
Safaa Omer
Osman Taha
Suhair Kamal Shomeina
Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives
Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment
Gossypium hirsutum
Cotton stalks
Papermaking
Fiber characteristics
Chemical composition
title Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives
title_full Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives
title_fullStr Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives
title_full_unstemmed Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives
title_short Suitability of Sudanese Cotton Stalks for Alkaline Pulping with Additives
title_sort suitability of sudanese cotton stalks for alkaline pulping with additives
topic Gossypium hirsutum
Cotton stalks
Papermaking
Fiber characteristics
Chemical composition
url http://www.ijee.net/Journal/ijee/vol3/no2/10.pdf
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