Author(s)

Archana Gautam, Amit Kumar^*, Dharm Dutt

Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, India.

Morphological characteristics and proximate chemical analysis of E. binata showed it as a suitable raw material for writing and printing grade paper. Maximum pulp yield (43.58%) of kappa number 17.38 with 0.9% screening rejects was obtained at 12% of active alkali (as Na2O) pulping temperature 130°C, cooking time 120 min and solid to liquor ratio 1:4. During bio-soda pulping of E. binata, pulp yield decreased slightly while pulp brightness, tensile index, burst index and double fold numbers were improved by 4.1%, 24.94%, 14.03% and 48.45% respectively compared to soda pulping. During ethanol-soda pulping of E. binata, pulp yield, pulp brightness, tensile index, burst index and double fold numbers were improved by 3.9%, 6.6%, 32.18%, 35.40% and 77.31% respectively compared to soda pulping.

Ethanol-Soda Pulping, Bio-Pulping, Eulaliopsis binata, Schizophyllum commune, Fibre Morphology

Gautam, A. , Kumar, A. and Dutt, D. (2016) Effects of Ethanol Addition and Biological Pretreatment on Soda Pulping of Eulaliopsis binata. Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 7, 78-90. doi: 10.4236/jbnb.2016.72010.