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Totora fibers as a new source for papermaking

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Although wood is the main source for pulp and paper industry in Brazil, other renewable non-wood fibers could be key alternatives for papermaking. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the properties of handsheets produced from a mixture of totora (Schoenoplectus californicus) (C.A. Mey.) and Eucalyptus spp. (eucalyptus) fibers. The pulps were refined in laboratory dybeater “PFI type,” varying the number of revolutions, in order to obtain refining curves in the range of 15° to 60° SR. The optical, physical, and mechanical properties of the papers produced were evaluated. The addition of totora fibers influenced refining process and paper properties. Moreover, the handsheets produced with the highest content of totora fibers showed low mechanical resistance. Totora is not suitable to be used as a single source of fibers, especially when good mechanical performance is required. However, when the fibers were mixed with eucalyptus, the mixture achieved reasonable resistance. Furthermore, higher opacity was obtained by the addition of totora (≥97%), which is interesting for the printing and writing segment.

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The research leading to these results received funding from Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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  1. Forestry Engineering (PPGEF), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Brazil

    Vania Karine Dick Wille, Marina Gentil, Gabriel Raamon Santana Nunes, Camila Berger, Henrique Weber Dalla Costa, Darci Alberto Gatto & Cristiane Pedrazzi

  2. Forest Sciences, Faculty of Technology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

    Rossana Cortelini da Rosa

  3. Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Juliana Marangon Jardim

  4. Faculty of Materials Engineering (PPGCEM), Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

    Darci Alberto Gatto

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Wille, V.K.D., Gentil, M., Nunes, G.R.S. et al. Totora fibers as a new source for papermaking. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 5235–5241 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01547-1

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