Potential for climate compatible fiber sourcing from a Eucalyptus-Rice agroforestry system in Thailand | |
| Author | Karanja, Alice Ruguru |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.PP-14-06 |
| Subject(s) | Climatic changes--Thailand Agroforestry systems--Thailand Kraft paper industry--Thailand |
| Note | A thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Pulp and Paper Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. PP-14-06 |
| Abstract | The concept of climate change and sustainability in paper industries is becoming increasingly important for improve ment of environmental performance while maintaining the quality of end products. Corporate climate compatibility calls for sustainable product manufacturing from appropriate sources of raw materials. The concept of fast growing eucalyptus in agro forestry system has recently expanded in Thail and and other South East Asian countries for utilization in pulp production. Carbon sequestration potential is one of the promising but little studied characteristics of agroforestry systems. This study provides a carbon sequestration estimate for eucalyptus trees planted around a rice field administered by a Thai paper company. The fixed carbon content of the eucalypt wood was determined by analyzing the ultimate and proximate composition of the eucalyptus wood. The value of carbon dioxide emission from transportation process of raw materials on cradle to gate basis ( up to the pulp mill gate ) was used as the carbon inventory indicator. In addition, the quality potential of the eucalypt wood in papermaking was evaluated by analyzing the fiber morphology of Kraft - bleached pulp. The results of the study reported a fixed carbon content of 16.2 % in the eucalypt wood. The eucalyptus - rice based agroforestry system is reported to sequester estimated 23.67 Metric Tons of CO 2 - e per hectare after a 3 - year - rotation period. In addition, the fiber morphology performance of pulp from these trees was found to conform to the internat ional standards for production of printing paper |
| Year | 2014 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. PP-14-06 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Pulp and Paper Technology (PP) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shipin, Oleg V. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Bohez, Erik L.J.;Grunbuhel, Clemens |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | APP-AIT Graduate Scholarship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |