Quality of Hand-Made Paper from Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia C Rassipes) and Used Papers

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the general acceptability of paper made from water hyacinth (paper using newspaper, used bond paper, magazine paper and yellow paper) in terms of color, texture, general appearance and its paper quality in terms of thickness, printability and bursting strength. This study was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Analysis of Variance was used to test the difference among treatment means, while Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) was used as a post hoc analysis. There was a highly significant difference in general acceptability in terms of color, texture and general appearance of water hyacinth paper. Paper testing revealed that the paper’s printability was found to be easy to use. The thickness of water hyacinth paper is a good quality for printing. It has a high bursting strength that is excellent for packaging. Marketing the products resulted in a positive net income, respectively, making the venture profitable.