Cogon Grass As Paper

 

Background of the Study

To produce cardboard, it is necessary necessar y to cut down trees. Tree density in primar primary y forests varies from 50,000-100,000 trees per square km, so the math will put this number at 3 billion to 6 billion trees per year will be cut down and used as paper around the world (Frisake, 2016). There are many conducted studies that a non woody plants can turn into paper or cardboard especially grasses. In wood to paper production, a pulp mill releases an unpleasant smell and the process releases harmful and chemicals like dioxin-a di oxin-a highly toxic compound produced as a  byproduct in some some manufacturing manufacturing processes, notably notably herbicide production and paper bleaching. It is a serious and persistent environmental pollutant. Since Philippines have many farm, grasses are also scattered. Cogon grass ( Imperata Cylindrica  Cylindrica  L.), belongs to the Poaceae (Gramineae Gramineae)) grass Family also named as jap grass, blady grass, spear grass, alang-alang and lalang. This grass is known as a disruptive grass species found throughout the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Cogon Grass ( Imperata cylindrica cylindrica)) is a serious weed not only in crops but also in natural areas, causing serious economic and environmental damage.  Cogon grass, Imperata cylindrica has been ranked r anked as one of the ten worst weeds of the world (Durano 2008). This aggressive, rhizomatous perennial is generally considered a pernicious pest plant due to its ability to successfully disperse, colonize, spread, s pread, and subsequently compete with and displace desirable vegetation and disrupt ecosystems over a wide range of environmental conditions ( Bryson and Carter, 1993;Durano 2008). These characteristics and consequences of cogon grass infestations are similarly similarl y evident even within the native or endemic range in the Eastern Hemisphere, as it has long been considered one of Southeast Asia’s most noxious   weeds (Durano , 2008). Cogon grass is a good alternative fibre resource especially especiall y for pulp and  paper-based industries.