Production of packaging paper from jute and hemp blended with waste paper.

Abstract

Chapter one is an introduction containing a background including packaging industry of Uganda, actions taken by different countries on light weight polythene bags, how writing and printing paper is treated in Uganda, advantages of handmade paper, brief information about hemp and jute, problem statement, main objectives, specific objectives justification and scope of the study. Chapter II methods of producing waste paper, existing work showing the effects of different chemicals used in paper production, properties of hemp and jute. Chapter III presents the materials that were used, how they were pre-treated in preparation for papermaking and the methods to use in order to achieve the aim of the study. Chapter IV includes the results and their discussion of the study.