CORN HUSK UTILISATION AS PAPER

BASE MATERIAL
Background

Goals and Benefits

High amount of
paper usage in
Indonesia
High deforestation
level in Indonesia
High amount of
corn husk waste in
Indonesia

Goals :

Benefits :

Giving insight
and knowledge to
society and paper
companies
Socialisation of
green peace
movement

Reducing
environmental
degradation
Giving solution to
deforestation
Finding alternatives
of wood as
papermaking
material
Contributing in
green peace
movement

Implementation
Techniques
By using 4 steps :
1. Planning and
concept
construction
2. Research and
experimentation
3. Mass production
4. Promotion and
socialisation

Strategic
Implementations

Forming partnership
with research intitutes
Forming partnership
with government and
related parties
Promotion and
socialisation through
electronic and nonelectronic medias

Characteristic Study
Component

Lignin

15

Ash

5.09

Alcoholcyclohexane
solubility

4.57

Cellulose

44.08

Fibre Property
Fibre Length
(mm)

Derived
Indices

Dimension
1.71 0.5

Coefficient of
Flexibility

30
78.12
35

Fibre diameter
(m)

21.89 5.1

Cell wall
thickness (m)

7.63 2.3

Slenderness
ratio

Lumen width
(m)

6.63 3.5

Wall rigidity
(%)
Runkel ratio
Characteristi
c

(%)

Process
Pulping

2.30
Value

Low lignin percentage (15%) -> less chemicals needed for pulping
Fibre length (1.71 mm) : longer than wood-based paper (i.e. : Gmelina arboreas fibre length is 1.48 mm) and have higher tear resistance and stronger
Kappa Number
14.3
mechanical strength
Corn husk has slenderness ratio of 78.12 -> good material for paper and pulp production
Screen Yield
16
Low Kappa Number (14.3) -> less energy are needed in pulping process

Pulp
Consistency

Value

Beating
and
Refining

Drying

Annual Primary Forest Cover Loss

INDONESIA : Historical Total Corn Area &

Production

Finishin
g

Pulping : using soda pulping process

Refining : putting in additional ingredients (i.e.
Filler)
Drying : using Fourdrinier machine
Finishing : cutting and packing

Summary

Bibliography

Fabgemigun, Taiwo K., Fagbemi, O.D., Otitoju,O., Mgbachizor, E., Igwe, C.C.
(2014). Pulp and Paper Making Potential of Corn Husk. International Journal of
Agriscience 4(4) : 209-212
Margono, B. A., Potapov, P. V., Turubanova, S., Stolle, F., & Hansen, M. C. (2014).
Primary forest cover loss in Indonesia over 2000-2012. Nature Climate Change.
USDA 2013. World Agricultural Production Report. Available from : The Farm Site
[27 November 2014]

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