The cultures of bananas and rice are predominant in the Northeast of Santa Catarina State and in the case of banana the, reach 200 ton/year of waste, including pseudo-stem, stalks and leaves, which are usually incorporated into the soil. Thus, this work analyzed the physical-mechanics properties of handmade papers produced with recycled fibers with local agro-industry resources, pulps of banana tree (Musa cavendishii) and rice straw (Oriza sativa). Handmade papers were produced with the mixtures whose compositions had 10 %, 20 % and 30 wt% of banana or rice pulps. The compounds produced were using physical and mechanical tests, such as: gramature, thickness, porosity, tensile strength, crushing of the ring strength, and stretching strength in agreement with appropriated NBRs. The physical and mechanical tests pointed out that the samples with 20 % of banana pulp present more expressive results.
physical-mechanics properties; banana fibers; rice straw fibers; handmade recycled paper; agro-based resources
