Nonwood fibers

Nonwood fibers are used in relatively small volumes. Examples of nonwood pulps and products include cotton Enters for writing paper and filters, bagasse for cormgated media, esparto for filter paper, or Manila hemp for tea bags. Synthetic pulps which are based on such materials as glass (qv) and polyolefins also are used (see Olefin polymers). These pulps are relatively expensive and usually are used in blends with wood pulps where they contribute a property such as tear resistance, stiffness, or wet strength which is needed to meet a specific product requirement. 

Non-Watson-Crick base pairs, 17 614, 616 Nonwood fibers, 21 16-20... 

The pulp and paper industries use three types of raw materials, namely, hard wood, soft wood, and nonwood fiber sources (straw, bagasse, bamboo, kenaf, and so on). Hard woods (oaks, maples, and birches) are derived from deciduous trees. Soft woods (spruces, firs, hemlocks, pines, cedar) are obtained from evergreen coniferous trees. 

Ahmed, A., Scott, G.M., Akhtar, M., and Myers, G.C. North American Nonwood Fiber Symposium Proceedings. Atlanta, GA. 1998,231-238. 

Han JS (1998) Properties of nonwood fibers. In 1998 Proceedings of the Korean society of wood science and technology annual meeting 3-12... 

Nonwood fibers are annual fibers obtained from various monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. Nonwood fibers include straw, grass, bast, leaf, and fruit fibers. During 1996-1997, world paper consumption was about 300 million tons... 

Hurter, R.W. and Riccio, F.A. (1998) Why CEOS don t want to hear about nonwoods-or should they TAPPI Proceedings, NA Nonwood Fiber Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 

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