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Fiber Based Composites from Recycled Mixed Paper and Magazine Stock

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Roger M. Rowell  and
Sandra Harrison
Roger M. Rowell
Affiliation:
USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI, 53705
Sandra Harrison
Affiliation:
USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI, 53705
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Abstract

For most products, processing recycled paper back into paper will require de-inking and removal of coatings and fillers. Paper to paper recycling will also require sorting the paper waste stream to insure that the stock used contains the type of fiber needed. These problems can be eliminated if the waste paper product stream is used to make fiber based composites. Mixed office waste, packaging materials, paperboard, newspaper, and many other types of paper fiber can be used directly for the production of thermosetting or thermoplastic fiber based composites. High levels of clay used in magazine paper can be tolerated in these composites. This paper will review research in making fiber based composites from several waste paper streams and the properties of these products.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 266: Symposium LA – Materials Interactions Relevant to Recycling of Wood-Based Materials , 1992 , 65
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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