The paper industry always faced a problem with availability of raw material. The agriculture residue can be an alternative raw material to produce paper. These residues are such as rice straw and sugarcane bagasse. These ...

Many cereal straws particularly rice straw have been used as raw materials for paper production. But the main problem for the decreased use of straw in the paper industry is the remaining of black liquor which contains ...

Various agricultural residues such as sugarcane bagasse, rice straw and rice husk have taken a significant place in supplementing the dwindling supply of conventional forest raw material for catering the ever-increasing ...

Non-wood raw materials account for 5-7 % of the lotal pulp and paper production worldwide Production of pulp from non-wood resources has many advantages such as easy pulping capability. In this study, the formic acid and ...

The amount of sugarcane bagasse and rice straw in the state of Perlis (Malaysia) is abundant while its utilization is still limited. One of the alternatives for the bagasse and straw utilization is as pulp raw material. ...

Paddy straw, which is abundantly found in northern region of Malaysia as waste product from agriculture sector had been used as a raw material for particle board in this research. By means of 20, 30, 35, 40 and 45 wt % ...

The amount of sugarcane bagasse and rice straw are abundant while its utilization are still limited. One of the alternatives for the bagasse and straw utilization are as pulp raw material. This paper reviews pulp produced ...

The amount of sugarcane bagasse and rice straw in the state of Perlis (Malaysia) is abundant while its utilization is still limited. One of the alternatives for the bagasse and straw utilization is as pulp raw material. ...

The increase in the production of agriculture waste, especially paddy straw is a rising concern at different levels of the population. The issue becomes more serious in the northern region of Malaysia, where paddy is planted ...