Cooking ability of Manihot esculenta crantz as new pulp raw material with Eucalyptus and Acacia mangium wood comparison using kraft pulping method

Abstract

Abstract This research used manihot esculenta crantz of 8-10 months old, eucalyptus and acacia mangium wood of 5-year-old. The active alkali (AA) charge variations of 16% to 20% with 1% intervals. The sample position of composition of manihot esculenta crantz wood was 0-22 cm above ground level. The density of manihot esculenta crantz, eucalyptus and acacia mangium were 480 g/cm3, 483 g/cm3 and 499 g/cm3, respectively. Base on FTIR analysis, have the same dominant functional groups. The average total yield manihot esculenta crantz were lower than eucalyptus or acacia mangium of 12.422% and 24.92% respectively and screen yield manihot esculenta crantz were lower than eucalyptus or acacia mangium of 13.678% and 26.85% respectively. Each AA charge increase of 1% in manihot esculenta crantz, eucalyptus and acacia mangium can decrease the total yield by 0.635%, 0.803% and 1.14%, the screen yield decreased by 0.543%, 0.563% and 2.196% respectively. The mean of KaNo difference of manihot esculenta crantz higher than eucalyptus or acacia mangium of 7.038 and 5.236 respectively. Each 1% increase in AA charge may decrease the average KaNo of manihot esculenta crantz, eucalyptus and acacia mangium were 7.693%, 3.778% and 6.628% also decreased viscosity by 3.70%, 2.99% and 0.974% respectively.