Fibers obtained from invasive alien plant species as a base material for paper production

Marica Starešinič (Avtor), Bojana Boh (Avtor), Dejana Javoršek (Avtor), Mirjam Leskovšek (Avtor), Klemen Možina (Avtor)

Povzetek

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) are one of the biggest challenges in European ecosystems, displacing local vegetation, destroying agricultural land, and causing billions of dollars of damage to the European economy every year. Many of them are removed daily and mainly burned. In this work, we investigated the possibilities of using plants as feedstock for paper production. Papers made from three invasive alien plants, i.e., Knotweed, Goldenrod, and Black locust, were studied and compared with commercial office paper. The study included testing of: (1) structural properties— basic physical properties, grammage, thickness, density and specific volume, moisture content, and ash content; (2) physical and dynamic mechanical properties—tensile strength, Clark stiffness, viscoelastic properties; (3) colorimetric properties of prints; (4) effect of UV light on ageing; and (5) study of cellulose fiber structure and morphology by microscopy. The results suggested that the paper produced can be used as commercial office paper, considering that the paper is slightly dyed. Such papers can also be used for special purposes that present a natural style and connection to nature. The papers produced can also be used for printing documents that are meant to be kept.

Ključne besede

celuloza;papir;invazivne tujerodne rastline;dresnik;zlata rozga;robinija;rastrska elektronska mikroskopija;dinamična mehanska analiza;cellulose;paper;invasive alien plants;Knotweeds;Goldenrods;Black Locust;scanning electron microscopy;dynamic mechanical analysis;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2021
Tipologija:	1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UL NTF - Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta
UDK:	676
COBISS:	61591555
ISSN:	1999-4907
Št. ogledov:	168
Št. prenosov:	39
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	celuloza;papir;invazivne tujerodne rastline;dresnik;zlata rozga;robinija;rastrska elektronska mikroskopija;dinamična mehanska analiza;
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Članek v reviji
Strani:	1-26 str.
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ12
Zvezek:	ǂiss. ǂ5
Čas izdaje:	2021
DOI:	10.3390/f12050527
ID:	14696217