Production of packaging bags from paper blend of corn stalks and cotton comber wastes using different delignifying compounds.

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to produce packaging bags from paper blend of com stalks and cotton comber wastes. The use of cotton comber waste and sorghum stalks for manufacturing packaging paper will not only help in solving the disposal of this agro-waste but also fetch additional income to the farming community. Pulp mill based on sorghum stalk and cotton stalk can be small scale and community based. Optionally, a large-scale mill may be used depending on the availability of cornstalk and supply logistic of cotton stalk. Alternatively, it is to establish a mini mill at the center of the com growing area where farmers will have their own storage facility and will transport the materials to the mill at a schedule set by the mill.