The treated rice straw as potentially feedstock of wood and rice straw fiber blend for pulp and paper making industry

Ariadne L. Juwono, Handoko Subawi

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Abstract

The study aimed to describe the alkaline treatment advantage to remove ash component from the natural rice straw. Most of the ash component in the rice straw is silica. High ash content is particularly harmful to cutting tools and in chemical recovery systems in the pulp paper industry. In this study, the silica content has been removed simply through immersion process in the 5% sodium hydroxide solution to obtain desilicated rice straw. The study revealed effectiveness of this alkaline process and compatible in commercial practice. The rice straw pulping is considered competitively to complement the global demand of raw material in paper making. Therefore, the treated rice straw plays role in providing raw material in the form of wood and rice straw blend feedstock for pulp and paper industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Materials Science and Technology - ICAMST 2013
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages318-321
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783038350316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event2013 International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, ICAMST 2013 - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Duration: 17 Sept 201318 Sept 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume896
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2013 International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, ICAMST 2013
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityYogyakarta
Period17/09/1318/09/13

Keywords

  • Alkaline treatment
  • Ash
  • Feedstock
  • Pulp and paper
  • Rice straw
  • Silica

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