Abstract
Abstract Three species of fast-growing plants, Gmelina arborea, Callicarpa arborea and Ficus fistulosa, were evaluated for their pulp- and paper-making properties. Data on proximate chemical analyses of raw material, unbleached and bleached pulp yields, fibre dimensions and physical-strength properties of paper sheets were obtained. The unbleached pulp yields were 47.8–51.2% with Sulphate pulping, while with Soda-anthraquinone pulping the yields were 48.0–51.7%. The average fibre lengths and diameters of the unbleached pulps were within the ranges 0.80–0.96 mm and 14–22 μm respectively. Laboratory hand-made paper sheets with adequate strength properties were obtained.
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