Pulping Characteristics and Paper Making Potential of Non-Wood Wetland Plants

摘要

The pulping characteristics and paper making potential of selected marsh plants common in the Mississippi Gulf Coast were investigated. The dry stem biomass of Phragmites communis, Spartina cynosuroides and Typha latifolia contained 38, 33, and 30% pulp respectively. The strength properties of paper sheets made from marsh plant pulps are comparable to woody pulp either because of similarities in fiber length or due to the good interfiber bonding quality of marsh plant fibers. Marsh plant pulp can be blended with wood pulp for bulk or to increase paper strength or texture quality.