Fibers obtained from invasive alien plant species as a base material for paper production

Starešinič, Marica (avtor), Boh Podgornik, Bojana (avtor), Javoršek, Dejana (avtor), Leskovšek, Mirjam (avtor), Možina, Klemen (avtor)

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) are one of the biggest challenges in European ecosystems, displacing local vegetation, destroying agricultural land, and causing billions of dollars of damage to the European economy every year. Many of them are removed daily and mainly burned. In this work, we investigated the possibilities of using plants as feedstock for paper production. Papers made from three invasive alien plants, i.e., Knotweed, Goldenrod, and Black locust, were studied and compared with commercial office paper. The study included testing of: (1) structural properties— basic physical properties, grammage, thickness, density and specific volume, moisture content, and ash content; (2) physical and dynamic mechanical properties—tensile strength, Clark stiffness, viscoelastic properties; (3) colorimetric properties of prints; (4) effect of UV light on ageing; and (5) study of cellulose fiber structure and morphology by microscopy. The results suggested that the paper produced can be used as commercial office paper, considering that the paper is slightly dyed. Such papers can also be used for special purposes that present a natural style and connection to nature. The papers produced can also be used for printing documents that are meant to be kept.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: cellulose, paper, invasive alien plants, knotweeds, goldenrods, black locust, scanning electron microscopy, dynamic mechanical analysis
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: NTF - Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 26 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 12, iss. 5, art. 527
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135299
• UDK: 676
• ISSN pri članku: 1999-4907
• DOI: 10.3390/f12050527
• COBISS.SI-ID: 61591555
• Datum objave v RUL: 07.03.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Forests
• Skrajšan naslov: Forests
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 1999-4907
• COBISS.SI-ID: 3872166

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 01.05.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: celuloza, papir, invazivne tujerodne rastline, dresnik, zlata rozga, robinija, rastrska elektronska mikroskopija, dinamična mehanska analiza

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: European Regional Development Fund, Urban Innovative Action
• Številka projekta: UIA02-228
• Akronim: APPLUSE