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Reuse of Barley Straw for Handmade Paper Production

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  • Alma Delia Román-Gutiérrez

    (Academic Area of Chemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Highway Pachuca—Tulancingo Km 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma, Pachuca de Soto 42184, Hidalgo, Mexico)

  • Danae Duana-Ávila

    (Institute of Administrative and Economic Sciences, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Circuito La Concepción Km 2.5, Col. San Juan Tilcuautla, San Agustín Tlaxiaca 42160, Hidalgo, Mexico)

  • Juan Hernández-Ávila

    (Academic Area of Earth Sciences and Materials, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Highway Pachuca—Tulancingo Km 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma, Pachuca de Soto 42184, Hidalgo, Mexico)

  • Eduardo Cerecedo-Saenz

    (Academic Area of Earth Sciences and Materials, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Highway Pachuca—Tulancingo Km 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma, Pachuca de Soto 42184, Hidalgo, Mexico)

  • Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez

    (Academic Area of Earth Sciences and Materials, Institute of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Highway Pachuca—Tulancingo Km 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma, Pachuca de Soto 42184, Hidalgo, Mexico)

  • Adriana Rojas-León

    (Research Direction, Universidad La Salle México, Benjamin Franklin 47, Col. Hipodromo Condensa, Mexico City 06140, Mexico City, Mexico)

  • Patricia López Perea

    (Area de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Politécnica de Francisco I. Madero, Domicilio Conocido s/n Tepatepec, Mpio. Francisco I. Madero, Tepatepec 42660, Hidalgo, Mexico)

Abstract

The main objective of this work is supporting the use of sustainable solutions for the management and reuse of agricultural waste from the cereal harvest, such as oats, barley, and triticale, making sheets of artisan paper, innovating the process with the use of different proportions of cellulose obtained from straw residues. The physical and mechanical properties of the obtained sheets showed that basis weight (66–96 g/m 2 ), thickness (19–300 μm), burst strength (68.9–103.4 kPa), burst index (0.81–1.35 kPam 2 /g) and bulk (2.52–3.12 cm 3 /g), were adequate. Based on what can be observed in the SEM images, it is possible to infer that straw has the function of supporting the sheets using combinations of barley straw and recycled paper. The result of the IR analysis indicated that the sheet with an increase in hydroxyl groups was that obtained with barley straw. Therefore, the treatment was efficient. These results were corroborated by X-ray diffraction analysis, in which the percentage of crystallinity of the barley straw paper was 37.1%. Finally, the results obtained indicated that the crystallinity is better in the sheets containing large amounts of barley straw. The sheet with the highest percentage of crystallinity was that which was made using 100% of barley straw, showing a 37.1 percentage of crystallinity, followed by the sheet made of 100% recycled paper, having a value of 34.4%.

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  • Alma Delia Román-Gutiérrez & Danae Duana-Ávila & Juan Hernández-Ávila & Eduardo Cerecedo-Saenz & Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez & Adriana Rojas-León & Patricia López Perea, 2022. "Reuse of Barley Straw for Handmade Paper Production," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-22, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:19:p:12691-:d:934520
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