Kesan Faktor-Faktor Pemulpaan Kraft Ke Atas Sifat-Sifat Pulpa Dan Kertas Acacia Mangium Berp Andukan Kaedah Respon Permukaan

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2002-04
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Ibrahim, Mazlan
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Response surface methodology based on the central composite design was applied to determine the effect of kraft pulping factors on the properties of pulp and paper made from Acacia mangium. The independent variables investigated, with their respective range, were active alkali (AA), 15.5 - 20.5%, sulfidity (S), 20 - 30%, pulping temperature (T), 165 - 175°C and pulping time (t), 105 - 135 minutes. The results obtained for pulp properties as determined by total yield, screened yield and Kappa number were 41.83 - 51.76%, 36.09 - 44.72% and 11.3 - 47.6 respectively, whilst the paper properties as evaluated by tensile, burst and tear indices were 27.48 - 49.09 N.m/g, 3.5 - 5.1 kPa.m2/g and 0.92 - 1.92 mN.m2/g respectively. A second order polynomial regression model, using the four independent factors, was found to be appropriate for describing the kraft pUlping of Acacia mangium. The optimum pUlping conditions as determined from this derived mathematical relationships, were estimated at an active alkali of 18.8%, a sulfidity of 24.8%, a pulping temperature of 165°C and a pulping time of 135 minutes, which can be categorized as moderate pUlping severity. The resulting pulp and paper has the following properties: total yield, 46.42%; screened yield, 43.67%; Kappa number, 20.0; tensile index, 48.53 N.m/g; burst index, 1.88 kPa.m2/g and tear index, 4.88 mN.m2/g. In addition, the effect of beating on paper properties were also studied and the results showed that the respective tensile, burst and tear indices increase with its intensity.
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Pulpa , Acacia Mangium
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