Quality of paper boards from arecanut leaf sheath.
A study was carried on utilizing arecanut leaf sheath for making paper boards. Paper boards were made with various combinations of arecanut leaf sheath with waste paper, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 3:1, 2:1, control (100% areca leaf sheath) and the qualities of these paper boards were tested as per the Bureau of Indian Standards (IS: 1060 (part-I)-1966). The paper boards made with more arecanut sheath materials had more resistance to water absorption. The addition of paper increased the substance weight of the paper boards. The 2:1 and 3:1 combinations of arecanut leaf sheath and waste paper had best tear strength, tensile strength, bursting strength and water resistance with minimum substance weight.
Raghupathy
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Department of Agricultural Processing, College of Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. ras1967@hotmail.com
Viswanathan
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Devadas
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D000042:Absorption; D001114:Areca / Q000737:chemistry*; D010209:Paper / Q000592:standards*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D014867:Water