EXTRACTION OF PAPER FROM MULBERRY (MORUS INDICA L.) TWIGS AND ITS ANALYSIS

Mulberry belongs to the genus Morus sp. and the leaves of mulberry are generally used for feeding the silkworms.Due to the periodical pruning practice mulberry shoots considered as major farm waste from mulberry garden.Farmers often burn the shoots, twigs resulting in depletion of biomass and adding to pollution.The present study aims to produce paper from mulberry shoots.Paper sheets were prepared from mulberry shoots of G4 and V1 variety and analyzed the properties of paper, Viz., tensile strength, tearing strength, bursting strength (Physical), optical properties.Paper sheets prepared from the shoots of G4 mulberry showed that lower paper density, air resistant, lower tensile strength, smoothness, higher fiber diameter, beautiful, unique and strong compared to others properties.