Fibre dimension studies of five Bangladeshi woods, namely,
Moluccana koroi (Albizia falcataria), kainjal (Bischofia javanica),
jialbhadi (Lannea coromandelica), narikeli (Pterygota alata) and chundul
(Tetrameles nudiflora) wets carried out to find out their suitability
in paper making. From the data, Runkel ratio, flexibility co-efficient
and relative fibre length, which influence certain pulping properties,
were deduced. Attempts were made to correlate fibre dimensions to
pulping properties of certain species namely, Moluccana koroi and
Kainjal. Considering the fibre length and certain anatomical
characteristics, the potentiality of narikeli for pulping has been
suggested. It is concluded that fibre dimensions along with pulping
properties and the manufacturing processes should be the guiding
principles in evaluating the suitability of the species in paper making.