Chemical and morphological evaluation of the suitability of banana pseudo-stem waste for pulp and paper production

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the chemical and morphological suitability of using pseudo-stem which are formed in large amounts during the fruit harvesting of the banana plant (Musa sapientum) with a widespread agricultural area in the world, as raw material in the paper industry. The main chemical constituents of banana pseudo-stem holocellulose, α-cellulose and lignin were determined as %77.5, %51.0 and %12.7, respectively. Hot water solubility was 17.3%, cold water solubility 13.0%, alcohol and 1% NaOH solubility values were 9.2% and 33.3%, respectively. It has been determined that banana pseudo-stem waste fibers, which are similar to softwood fibers in terms of fiber length and hardwood fibers in terms of fiber width, have high slenderness and flexibility ratios with low Runkel ratio, rigidity coefficient and Mühlstep ratio. The results obtained from chemical and morphological analyzes indicated that banana pseudo stem waste is a suitable raw material for pulp and paper production.

Keywords

• Banana pseudo-stem
• Chemical properties
• Morphological properties
• Pulp and paper production
• Agricultural waste

Muz yalancı gövde atığının kağıt hamuru ve kağıt üretimine uygunluğunun kimyasal ve morfolojik açıdan değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada dünyada yaygın bir tarım alanına sahip muz bitkisinin (Musa sapientum) meyve hasadı sırasında oldukça fazla miktarda oluşan gövde atıklarının, kağıt endüstrisinde hammadde olarak kullanılabilirliğinin kimyasal ve morfolojik açıdan uygunluğunun araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Muz yalancı gövdesinin başlıca kimyasal bileşenleri holoselüloz, α-selüloz ve lignin sırasıyla %77.5, %51.0 ve %12.7 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sıcak su çözünürlüğü %17.3, soğuk su çözünürlüğü %13.0, alkol ve %1 NaOH çözünürlük değerleri ise sırasıyla %9.2 ve %33.3 olarak bulunmuştur. Lif uzunluğu bakımından iğne yapraklı ağaç odunu liflerine, lif genişliği bakımından ise yapraklı ağaç odunu liflerine benzeyen muz yalancı gövde atığı liflerinin düşük Runkel oranı, rijitlik katsayısı ve Mühlstep oranı ile yüksek narinlik ve esneklik oranlarına sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kimyasal ve morfolojik analizlerden elde edilen sonuçlar, muz yalancı gövde atıklarının kağıt hamuru ve kağıt üretimi için uygun bir hammadde olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Muz yalancı gövde
• Kimyasal özellikler
• Morfolojik özellikler
• Kağıt hamuru ve kağıt üretimi
• Tarımsal atık

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