UTILIZATION OF NONWOOD FIBROUS RAW-MATERIAL FOR PULP, PAPER AND BOARD

The existence of Jute fibre in its conventional use is challenged by s ynthetic fibre and its export has been gradually decreased. Therefore, it is necessary to find some new uses for Jute fibre and its wastes. It has been found through research investigation at the Jute Technolog ical Research Laboratory (JTRL), Calcutta, India that Jute fibre in th e form of Jute caddies, root cuttings, Jute feshwa, thread wastes, etc . having high percentage of cellulose and long fibre are quite suitabl e as non-wood fibrous material for manufacture of different grades of paper, e.g. wrapping paper, sack paper, paper board, etc. from un-blea ched pulp and writing/printing paper, various speciality papers, etc. from the bleached pulp. In this paper, discussion has been made to uti lise Jute fibre in different forms for making pulp, paper and board, o ther than in conventional uses.