Mona A. Nassar

Improvement of Paper Properties of Rice Straw Pulps by Microcrystalline Cellulose/Calcium Carbonate

Mona A. Nassar & M. H. El Shakankery · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2014

Rice straw is a locally available lignocellulosic material. In this study rice straw was pretreated by soaking it in water for 48 hours at room temperature. The pretreated straw was cooked in 5% NaOH at 100ºC and atmospheric pressure. The structure and mechanical properties of pa...