Corn Stalk Fiber Material by Chemical Pulping Process for Pulp and Paper Industry

摘要

The agriculture waste material can give benefit to many production industries. The studied crop is corn (Zea Mays) stalk. The objective of this work was to analyses the chemical composition; to study chemical pulping and papermaking properties of corn stalk and; to investigate the fiber morphology of those crops. Firstly, the chemical composition of corn stalk were determined and compared with other non-woods. The chemical corn stalk was conducted in this analyses followed by the physical and mechanical properties. The result showed that, corn stalk has cellulose of (39.0%) and lowest lignin content (7.3%). In chemical pulping, high pulp yields had been produced and the strength properties, which include tear index, tensile index, burst and fold verified that they were of an acceptable quality for papermaking. The morphology was observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), which showed a condensed composition of fiber structure. This study can developed a friendly environmentally product and promote the green technology, suitable to be used as an alternative pulp in paper making industry.