An Assesment of the Methods Involved in Deinking and Plasticizing Waste Newspapers

The advent of incineration methods have paved a whole new way for industries and pilot plants to remove wastes and to prevent serious environmental after effects. However, statistics have shown that the amount of energy generated from burning newspaper wastes is not feasible enough when studied from a mass to energy ratio. The alternative is to re-blend the fibers in the newspapers and to separate the pigment agents. The resultant fibers can be used to create polymers using specialized chemicals. The following project covers methods and ideas in finding the best newspapers from the United Arab Emirates that have the most appropriate properties using only household chemicals. The project aims to provide an ample alternative to the gargantuan amounts of wastes which are discarded each year on an exponential level. Several tests were conducted to assess properties such as the Kappa number test, flotation, detergent action mixing and continuous stirring. The polymers had been subjected to heating and hardening and then assessed to see what best properties they exhibit. The experiment was conducted on different paper sources from the U.A.E.; such as The Gulf News and The Khaleej Times. Tests were also aimed at extracting colors from the fibers.

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