Comparative Analysis of Packaging Cardboard Obtained from Different Types of Cellulose Fibrous Raw Materials. P. 142–154

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676.017.7

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10.37482/0536-1036-2025-6-142-154

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A comparative analysis of the properties of packaging cardboard types manufactured in laboratory conditions from cotton stalk cellulose with industrial samples of cardboard from recycled materials and high-yield semi-finished products produced at Russian paper mills has been presented in the article. The aim of the study has been to assess the possibility of using cotton waste as an additional or alternative raw material for the production of packaging cardboard, especially in cotton-producing countries. The use of cotton stalks as a raw material for the production of paper and cardboard not only solves the problem of agricultural waste, but also provides an opportunity to implement a circular economy model, according to which waste is recycled to produce high-margin materials. Samples of cardboard made from cotton stalk cellulose of 3 types from different manufacturers have been compared: linerboard made from primary fiber at the Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill; linerboard made from MS-5B waste paper at the Kamenskaya Paper & Board Mill and the “Mayak” Enterprise; linerboard made from eucalyptus waste paper at one of the Brazilian enterprises. To assess the structural characteristics of the samples, a microscopic analysis of the fiber has been carried out, which has made it possible to visualize the differences in the morphological structure of fibers of different nature. It has been established that the cellulose of cotton stalks is geometrically closer to that of eucalyptus waste paper fiber. The fiber length has been 0.75 mm, which is 40 % shorter than that of cardboard samples from the Kamenskaya Paper & Board Mill and the “Mayak” Enterprise and more than 2 times shorter than the average length of cellulose in the composition of cardboard from the Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill. The samples have been prepared for testing using standard methods in accordance with the requirements of GOST R 57207–2008. An analysis of the physical and mechanical characteristics of the ma terials, such as breaking length, bursting strength, etc., has been performed. Given the environmental and economic feasibility of recycling non-wood raw materials, the technology for producing cardboard from cotton stalks represents an important step towards creating more sustainable and competitive materials.

Authors

Ismoil S. Sodikov^, Postgraduate Student; ResearcherID: HKV-1291-2023, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2537-360X
Natalia V. Shcherbak, Candidate of Engineering, Assoc. Prof.; ResearcherID: ABE-4156-2020, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7383-3826

Affiliation

Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Naberzhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002, Russian Federation; sodikovismoil@gmail.com, n.sisoeva@narfu.ru

Keywords

cotton stalk cardboard, linerboard, virgin fiber, waste paper fiber, non-wood raw materials, wood raw materials

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Sodikov I.S., Shcherbak N.V. Comparative Analysis of Packaging Cardboard Obtained from Different Types of Cellulose Fibrous Raw Materials. Lesnoy Zhurnal = Russian Forestry Journal, 2025, no. 6, pp. 142–154. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.37482/0536-1036-2025-6-142-154

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