Ecological utilization of the weed - tithonia diversifolia and sustainability of the paper industry in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.author	Chukwuka, K. S.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-05T10:53:03Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-02-05T10:53:03Z	-
dc.date.issued	2000	-
dc.identifier.other	Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) held at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye from December 10 - 14, 2000. pp. 169-171	-
dc.identifier.other	ui_inpro_chukwuka_ecological_2000	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4163	-
dc.description.abstract	Tithonia diversifolia is found growing abundantly within the forest zone of Nigeria. The evaluation of the pulp and paper making properties of T. diverisifolia showed average fibre length, width, wall thickness and lumen of 827.66 ± 186.40αµm, 20.29 ± 3.92 αµm, 3.96 ± 0.28 αµm and 12.16 ± 3.96 µm respectively. This short fibre length and small wall thickness of T. diversifolia made it unsuitable for making strong papers. However, it is good material for making newsprints, toilet tissues, serviette papers, packing cartons and egg crates. This will go a long way towards improving the welfare and living conditions of Nigerian given that paper is a civilised material.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Science Association of Nigeria	en_US
dc.title	Ecological utilization of the weed - tithonia diversifolia and sustainability of the paper industry in Nigeria	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US
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