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Today, the emphasis is on environmentally friendly materials. Alkali lignin and spruce sawdust are suitable natural alternatives for removing dyes from wastewater. The main reason for using alkaline lignin as a sorbent is the recovery of waste black liquor from the paper industry. This work deals with removing dyes from wastewater using spruce sawdust and lignin at two different temperatures. The decolorization yields were calculated as the final values. Increasing the temperature during adsorption leads to higher decolorization yields, which may be due to the fact that some substances react only at elevated temperatures. The results of this research are useful for the treatment of industrial wastewater in paper mills, and the waste black liquor (alkaline lignin) can be used as a biosorbent.

Due to the scarcity of wood in some countries, it is necessary to replace it with other raw materials and at the same time use the waste material. The aim of this research is to use poppy waste straw for the efficient conversion of possible lignocellulosic materials – pulps and particleboards. Their suitability for the production of composites is assessed on the basis of selected physical or mechanical properties. Tensile strength index, burst strength index and air permeability by Gurley have been identified as critical properties of pulp made from poppy straw through two delignification methods. The better mechanical properties, i.e., tensile strength index, were achieved at 52.7 N·m/g for the sodium pulp, but the nitrate-alkali method also showed corresponding values at 45.9 N·m/g. Similar parameters to those of bagasse or similar fast-growing plants were achieved in particleboard production. The results of this research are used to evaluate poppy straw as an alternative raw material to produce biocomposites.

As wood is still scarce in some countries, it is necessary to replace wood in the paper industry with other lignocellulosic raw materials, particularly agricultural residues. This study evaluated hemp, flax, and sisal postharvest biomass as alternative nonwoody fibrous feedstocks for pulp and paper production. Pulping was performed using soda and nitrate‐alkaline methods under comparable degrees of delignification. Their suitability for papermaking was assessed in terms of mechanical properties, fiber sedimentation (rheosedimentation), and chemical parameters, including the degree of polymerization and the chemical composition of the raw material. The highest tensile strength was achieved for sisal, reaching 11.6 N m g−1 when produced by the soda method, which was higher than that of industrially produced flax or hemp soda pulps. Regarding pulp sedimentation behavior, hemp pulp showed significantly higher sedimentation rates, while comparable values were observed for recovered paper. The study compares hemp, flax, and sisal as nonwood raw materials for pulp production using soda and nitrate‐alkaline cooking. It evaluates chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity, yield, delignification, and paper strength. Sisal showed the highest tensile performance, while the choice of cooking method significantly influenced the quality and usability of the resulting pulps.

Abstract The increasing emphasis on product durability and the sustainable utilization of residual biomass has motivated the development of enhanced paper materials from agricultural byproducts. This study investigates barley and wheat straw soda pulps reinforced with nanocellulose derived from the same feedstocks. The aim was to enhance mechanical properties of paper by incorporating natural, compatible nanocellulose suspensions. Tensile and burst index were evaluated as key parameters. The highest tensile index was achieved for barley pulp treated with a Cadoxen-based nanocellulose suspension, reaching nearly 20 N·m·g−1, even at a lower basis weight than the untreated reference sheets. The burst index also showed a significant increase compared with the control samples. These results demonstrate the potential of nanocellulose derived from cereal straw as a sustainable additive for improving the strength of paper products made from agricultural residues.

Deacidification is one of the basic restoration techniques to protect archival records stored in various depositories. This study examines the influence of selected deacidification aids on lignocellulose materials. Samples represent the commonly used pulps in the paper industry. These materials were treated with three deacidification methods in cooperation with National Archive in Prague. We monitored for changes as the optical, mechanical and chemical properties and changes on hypermolecular level. The results showed that the selected deacidification methods affect the surface-molecular and structural properties. The optical properties of the samples didn´t show any decrease of the ISO brightness and the colour coordinates L*a*b*. The values of surface pH were increased as expected. The mechanical properties of the samples was characterised by unitary stiffness, it was observed a significant sample stiffness decrease after treatment with the Bookkeeper and HERCO deacidification methods.