Mechano-chemical production of pulp and paper materials by green manufacturing using wild mushroom species from our local environment Obinna Ofoegbu 1,2 , Peter Sixtus Terzungwe 1 , David Ike 1 , Emeka Agu 1 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. 2 Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences, Dominion University Ibadan Nigeria This work reports the formulation of pulp and papers from 3 different spices of mushrooms ( Polyporous umbellatus , ganoderma lucidum and hydum repandum ) obtained from the wide. Mushroom slurry was prepared by dissolving pulverized mushroom in water/starch (1.5:1) solution and the formulated slurry cast into paper using a mold. Formulated paper samples were characterizedvia tensile stress, force, pressure and area analysis. Results obtained showed that sheets of ( Polyporous umbellatus ) has a tensile stress of (46.21), force (490 N), area (11.5 cm), thickness (0.5 cm). ( ganoderma lucidum ) has a tensile stress of (44.6), force (491 N), area (11 cm), thickness (0.5 cm). ( hydum repandum ) has a tensile strength of (43.90), force (461 N), area (10.5 cm), thickness (0.5 cm). The transformation of these mushrooms into sheets of paper provides a potential alternative to deforestation as a result of pulp and paper manufacture from trees and this will help preserve our forest reserves, safeguard the environment, and provide jobs, particularly at the bottom of the production chain. References 1. Abd El-Sayed, E. S., El-Sakhawy, M., & El-Sakhawy, M. A. M. (2020). Non-wood fibers as raw material for pulp and paper industry. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal , 35 (2), 215-230. 2. Abdelmageed, K., Chang, X.H., Wang, D.M., Wang, Y.J., Yang, Y.S., Zhao, G.C., Tao, Z.Q. (2019) Evolution of varieties and development of production technology in Egypt wheat: A review. J. Integr. Agric. 18(3):483–495. 3. Ouda, S., & Zohry, A. E. (2022). Climate-Smart Agriculture: Reducing Food Insecurity . Springer Nature. 4. Pode, R. (2016) Potential applications of rice husk ash waste from rice husk biomass power plant. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 53:1468–1485. 5. Bajpai, P. (2018) Non-wood Fiber Use in Pulp and Paper. In: Biermann’s Handbook of Pulp and Paper, 3rd edition. Raw Material and Pulp Making, Vol. 1. Elsevier. Chapter 10, pp. 261–278. 6. Bajpai, P. (2018b). Biermann’s Handbook of Pulp and Paper: Volume 1: Raw Material and Pulp Making . Elsevier. 7. Bajpai, P. (2021b). Nonwood Plant Fibers for Pulp and Paper . Elsevier. 8. Bajpai, P., & Bajpai, P. (2018). Brief description of the pulp and papermaking process. Biotechnology for pulp and paper processing , 9-26.
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