Changes in the Process Efficiency and Product Properties of Pulp Mold by the Application of Oil Palm EFB

Dong-Seop Kim; Yong Joo Sung; Chul-Hwan Kim; Se-Bin Kim

doi:10.7584/ktappi.2016.48.1.067

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Changes in the Process Efficiency and Product Properties of Pulp Mold by the Application of Oil Palm EFB 오일팜 EFB 섬유 적용에 따른 펄프몰드 공정효율 및 제품품질 변화

28 February 2016. pp. 67-94

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Abstract

The demand of environmental friendly packaging materials such as pulp mold has been increased. The application of the oil palm biomass, EFB (Empty Fruit Bunch) fiber as natural raw materials to the pulp mold could increase the usability of the pulp mold by the reduced production cost brought from the relatively low cost of EFB. The effects of the EFB(Empty Fruit Bunch) fibers on the properties of pulp mold and on the process efficiency were evaluated in this study.

The pulp mold samples were prepared with mixture ONP (Old news paper) and EFB by using laboratory wet pulp molder. The changes in the drying efficiency were measured with the changes in the solid contents of pulp mold samples during drying process. The efficiency of the surface coating treatment on the pulp mold depending on the condition of the pulp mold samples were also evaluated in order to improve the water resistance properties of pulp mold.

The addition of EFB increased the drying efficiency by providing the bulkier structure and the higher water contact angle, which indicated the better water resistance properties. The water resistance were improved by the surface coating treatments and the application of surface coating on the pulp mold at the higher moisture contents resulted in the higher improvement in the water resistance. The bulkier structure originated from the application of EFB fiber reduced the effects of the surface coating, which could be overcome by the control of surface coating process.

Keywords

Pulp mold

oil Palm biomass

EFB

drying efficiency

surface coating

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Publisher :Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
Publisher(Ko) :한국펄프종이공학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korea TAPPI
Journal Title(Ko) :펄프종이기술
Volume : 48
No :1
Pages :67-94
Received Date : 2016-01-16
Revised Date : 2016-02-05
Accepted Date : 2016-02-12
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7584/ktappi.2016.48.1.067

Journal of Korea TAPPI ISSN:0253-3200(Print) 펄프종이기술

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