20.500.12556/RUL-135299 Fibers obtained from invasive alien plant species as a base material for paper production 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. cellulose paper invasive alien plants knotweeds goldenrods black locust scanning electron microscopy dynamic mechanical analysis celuloza papir invazivne tujerodne rastline dresnik zlata rozga robinija rastrska elektronska mikroskopija dinamična mehanska analiza true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-03-07 10:53:21 2022-03-07 10:53:24 2022-09-14 04:12:39 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 26 str. iss. 5, art. 527 Vol. 12 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 676 1999-4907 10.3390/f12050527 61591555 RAZ_Staresinic_Marica_2021.pdf RAZ_Staresinic_Marica_2021.pdf 1 416B56A86371066E2F76622A97BAC2E4 3195dbb5bef8a876c9375f371a31b2a6570685a3b92e9741d42a8738f5189047 94ba5179-9dfc-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=154288 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/5/527 1 272f5a27-9dfc-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=154287 Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0