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Effect of Reinforcement on Strength Behaviour of Handmade Jute Paper

H. M. Zakir Hossain1

, Md.Kamal Uddin1 , S. M. B. Rahman2 , Khaled Saifullah3 and M. M. Rashid4 1 Pilot Plant and Processing Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2 Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3 Mechanical Processing Division Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh 4 Textile Physics Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

To produce high strength handmade paper, handmade was reinforced by jute fibre along with/without internal additives (rosin, wax etc.), external additive such as Microcrystalline Cellulose(MCC) suspension. Optimum result was obtained when MCC suspension was applied as external additive along with reinforcement .The strength was increased by 34.69 % due to reinforcement and application of MCC suspension as external additive. The application of rosin along with reinforcement did not play any a significant role in imparting strength and application of wax emulsion hampered the strength of paper.

Keywords: Handmade, Jute, Paper, Reinforcement, Strength

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Handmade papers produced from jute were treated with various internal sizing materials (rosin alum, wax emulsion) and external sizing material (MCC solution prepared from jute [10]) and raw jute fibres were reinforced to increase the hydrophobic property of paper in this present work.

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Bangladesh white B (BWB) jute was collected from Mechanical Processing Division of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute and Mennonite Central Committee provided chemicals and laboratory facilities. Ten experiments were performed. Such as: Experiment 01: To make control paper without using any sizing/ reinforcement. Experiment 02: To make paper without using any sizing but incorporating jute fiber reinforcement Experiment 03: To make paper without using any sizing but incorporating jute fiber reinforcement and using Micro-crystalline cellulose (MCC) as external additive. Experiment 04: To make paper without using any sizing but incorporating jute fiber reinforcement and using wax emulsion as external additive. Experiment 05: To make paper using rosin and alum as internal sizing and incorporating jute fiber reinforcement. Experiment 06: To make paper using rosin, alum and wax emulsion as internal sizing and incorporating jute fiber reinforcement. Experiment 07: To make paper using rosin and alum as internal sizing incorporating jute fiber reinforcement as well as using MCC as external sizing.

Source of Information: DAFFODIL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1, JANUARY 2009

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The use of jute has been declined in the last few decades due to inroads of synthetic fibres. For this reason scientists are trying to develop diversified jute products. Handmade jute paper is bio-degradable and environmental friendly. It may be a potential substitute of polypropylene and polyethylene for packaging materials.

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