Study of Morphological and Chemical Composition of Fibers from Iranian Sugarcane Bagasse

Abstract

3 Abstract: This research was down with aim of chemical and anatomical properties of used sugarcane bagasse used in pars paper industries. Wet method depithed sugarcane bagasse of pars Paper Company in Khuzestan province was used in this research. TAPPI standard was used for study of sugarcane bagasse fiber chemical and anatomical properties. Average length, diameter of cellular cavity and thickness of cellular layer of sugarcane bagasse fiber were calculated as 1590, 20.96, 9.719 and 5.64 µm. The slenderness ratio, flexibility ratio and Runkel ratio were of sugarcane bagasse were calculated as 75.86, 46.37%, 1.16. In addition measuring chemical properties showed that Cellulose proportion was 55.75%, lignin 20.5%, Extractives 3.25% and ash 1.85% measurement of sugarcane bagasse properties shows that the dimensional properties of fibers and chemical property of fibers are very suitable for use in paper making industries of the country and is better than hard woods and other nonwood herbals.