A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Pulping of bamboo-hardwoods in a mixture showed that H-factor required in soda + AQ and low sulphidity kraft + AQ was slightly lower than the calculated value from the mixture of the components. The total pulp yield for kraft15 + AQ was higher than the calculated value. But for soda + AQ it was lower from the theoretical value. The tensile strength of the pulp obtained in soda + AQ process was better upto 60% bamboo chips in the mixture. It showed superior quality with more than 60% bamboo in the component in low sulphidity kraft pulping. The bursting strength of the pulp decreased as the bamboo chips increased in kraft15 + AQ pulping. The tear strength behaved almost linearly with any proportion of bamboo chips with wood chips.