Chemical Characterization of Natural Species and Study of Their Application for Papermaking

The fast growth of pulp and paper companies around the world causes a huge demand for lignocellulosic raw materials. During the last three decades, the pulp and paper manufacturer, especially in countries with poor forest resources, has been spurt to use non-wood fiber as a raw material for cellulose extraction. Non-wood sources including annual and perennial plants have been promising renewable sources to manufacture pulp and paper with acceptable behaviors. The chapter paper intends to give a general background to the employment of attractive lignocellulosic biomass for the manufacture of high-quality paper and pulp. A broad description of the chemical composition of mentioned lignocellulosic biomass is made with conventional wood and other non-wood fiber sources. To assess the suitability of the above plant as a feedstock for paper making, pulp processing, and delignification have been evaluated and presented. Annual and perennial pulps have high-quality deliberated fibers. Handmade papers' physical and mechanical properties have been studied, discussed, and compared with papers from wood and other non-wood resources. The annual and perennial plants could have fiber sources available to papermakers in arid regions in the future. At the end of their life cycle, these products are recycled either for reutilization or as a resource for energy.