Fibre and Chemical Properties of Some Nigerian Grown Musa 
 Species for Pulp Production

Omotoso, M. A.; Ogunsile, B. O.

doi:10.3923/ajmskr.2009.14.21

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“…The fibre length of splinters and shavings falls in the same range (0.8mm to 1.65mm) stated by [10]. Therefore the species belongs to the classes of short fibre length with achieving bulk, smoothness, and opacity [11]. Pattern of variation exhibited by the fibre length increases from sawdust (0.3mm) to splinters (1.1mm).…”

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“…Consequently, paper made from Anogeissus leiocarpus waste would be expected to exhibit medium contact between fibres since fibre diameter and the cell wall govern the flexibility of paper [11]. Paper manufactured from thick walled fibres will be dense and possess coarse surface whereas paper made from thin walled fibre will be dense and well formed [12].…”

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Investigation of Pulping Potentials of Waste from Conversion of Anogeissus leiocarpus

Ogunjobi¹,

Adetogun²,

Shofidiya³

2014

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Investigation of Pulping Potentials of Waste from Conversion of Anogeissus leiocarpus

Ogunjobi¹,

Adetogun²,

Shofidiya³

2014

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“…Fibre lengths were comparable to those of jute bast fibre (Jahan et al, 2007), kenaf bast fibre (Ververis et al, 2004) and softwood fibre. Omotoso and Ogunsile (2010) showed that the fibre length of Musa paradisica stem was 2.83 mm. Paper formed by thin-walled fibre would be dense and well formed (Ververis et al, 2004).…”

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“…The physical, morphological and chemicals characteristics of different Musa species were studied by Omotoso and Ogunsile (2010) and found that Musa species were rich in cellulose and low in lignin content compared to hardwood. The fibre lengths were varied from medium to longer range from species to species.…”

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Handmade paper from waste banana fibre

Arafat

Nayeem

Quadery

et al. 2018

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res.

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Banana fibre is a natural fibre with high strength, which can be blended easily with cotton fibre or synthetic fibre to produce composite material. In the fiber extraction process, a substantial amount of lignocellulosic wastes are generated, disposal of which creates problem in the adjacent area. In this paper, extracted banana fiber (EBF) and waste banana fiber (WBF) were characterized in terms of chemical and morphological properties to produce handmade paper. WBF was characterized with lower α-cellulose, lignin content and longer fiber length. Pulping of EBF and WBF was carried out with varying active alkali and cooking time at boiling temperature. Pulp yield of WBF was 35.9% after 120 min of cooking with 8% alkali charge. In the unbeaten state the degrees of drainage resistance i.e. SR values were 65 and 71 for EBF and WBF, respectively. The tensile, burst and tear indices of WBF were 23.7 N.m/g, 2.2 kPa.m 2 /g and 5.0 mN.m 2 /g, respectively; these were much lower as compared to EBF. These values however, meet the requirement for handmade paper.

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“…Table 4 presents the relative amounts of the constituents in plantain fibers in both treated and untreated conditions. It was noticed that the raw plantain fiber has lower cellulose content (high carbohydrate source) (24.76 ± 1.24%) in comparison with banana fiber (60.89 ± 1.32%) despite being of the same genus [44,45]. Hence, acetylation also showed a distinct effect on plantain (Musa Paradisiaca) fibers compared to its effect on banana (Musa Acuminata) fibers.…”

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Acetylation Treatment for the Batch Processing of Natural Fibers: Effects on Constituents, Tensile Properties and Surface Morphology of Selected Plant Stem Fibers

Oladele

Michael

Adediran

et al. 2020

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This work was on the comparative evaluation of the property effects obtainable when acetylation is applied to parts of selected agro fibers that are obtainable within common localities. The fibers were subjected to different concentrations of acetylation treatment at ambient temperature for 3 h. The physico-chemical, morphological, and tensile properties of the fibers were examined after the treatment. It was discovered from the results that the procedures variedly influenced the constituents of the fibers, their resulting tensile properties as well as their post-acetylation treatment surface morphology. The proportion of crystalline cellulose in the starting fibers greatly influenced their post treatment composition, behaviour and properties. The results show that plantain fibers had the highest aspect ratios, followed by banana fibers with values of about 1000 and 417, respectively. These fibers exhibited the least density and are thus potential plant fibers for composite development. Banana fiber had the least density of about 1.38 g/cm3 while that of DombeyaBuettneri fiber possessed the highest value of 1.5 g/cm3. There was significant enhancement in the hemicellulose content of Combretum Racemosum, while the lignin content of the plantain fibers was highly reduced. The treatment favoured the enhancement of the tensile properties in Combretum Racemosum fibers, which had enhanced tensile strength and strain at all compositions of the treatment. Optimum tensile strength and strain values of 155 MPa and 0.046, respectively, are achieved at 4% composition. Dombeya Buettneri fibers showed the highest ultimate tensile strength among the plant fibers in the untreated condition, which was gradually decreased as the concentration of the reagents was increased. Overall, 4% acetylation treatment is optimum for tensile properties’ enhancement for most of the natural fibers evaluated.

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Fibre and Chemical Properties of Some Nigerian Grown Musa Species for Pulp Production

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

Investigation of Pulping Potentials of Waste from Conversion of Anogeissus leiocarpus

Investigation of Pulping Potentials of Waste from Conversion of Anogeissus leiocarpus

Handmade paper from waste banana fibre

Acetylation Treatment for the Batch Processing of Natural Fibers: Effects on Constituents, Tensile Properties and Surface Morphology of Selected Plant Stem Fibers

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