Chemical evaluation of leaf fibre from four tropical trees: A social forest resource

✍ Scribed by Sunanda Chanda; Sharmistha Das; Swapan K. Bhaduri; Dharmadas Sardar

• Book ID: 103982356
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 249 KB
• Volume: 46
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0960-8524
• DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(93)90130-4

✦ Synopsis

Leaf-fibre residues, generated as by-products during large-scale manufacture of leaf protein meal from forest trees, were analysed. The fibres were found to consist of lignin, a-cellulose, pentosan, lipid, pectin and minerals. The values obtained were compared with other lignocellulosic wastes and by-products such as straw, husk, jute stick, fibres, wood, etc., which are usually used in the preparation of feed, pulp, particle-boards, paper, and composts.