AGRE-0044 Upgrading Straw into Pulp, Paper and Polymeric Materials

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AGRE-0044 Upgrading Straw into Pulp, Paper and Polymeric Materials 1 January 1992 - 31 December 1992

Wheat straw, surplus of which is available in many EU Member States, has been used in the past for papermaking. However, environmental and quality issues have generally prevented its use. As a fibre source, straw still has significant potential, if suitable methods can be developed. This was the objective of this project which investigated a novel pulping process, together with the equipment required to provide suitable chopped straw as feed, in order to produce unbleached straw pulp for use in packaging grade papers. The project also investigated the industrial use of straw for the manufacture of composite materials for which there is an increasing demand. In addition, it looked at the environmental impacts of straw processing by this new process and investigated effluent treatment. Overall, it provided the technical and economic information required in order to make a decision to build full-scale straw processing plants.

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Coordinator

• Mr Martin R LEATHWOOD / St Regis Paper Company Limited UNITED KINGDOM

EC Scientific Officer

• Ignacio SEOANE / European Commission DG Research Theme 1 Key Action 5.3 / BELGIUM