Use of cassava flour in paperboard adhesives

Published by:

FARM-D

Publication date

10/04/1997

Number of Pages

Language:

English

Type of Publication:

Articles & Journals

Focus Region:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Focus Topic:

Market / Trade

Type of Risk:

Biological & environmental

Commodity:

Crops

Source

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/R7418j.pdf

Author

Dziedzoave, N.T.; Graffham, A.J.; Mensah, B.A.; Gyato, C.

Organization

Food Research Institute, Ghana & Natural Resources Institute, UK

This study presents the outcomes form a preliminary investigation into the suitability of cassava flour as a raw material for the formulation of paper adhesives.

Keywords: adhesives, cassava, flours, Manihot esculenta, markets, paperboard