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Table 1 Mean grammage for the different test specimens

From: Production of low cost paper from Pandanus utilis fibres as a substitution to wood

Fibre composition

Percentage composition of fibre

Grammage (g m− 2)

Nearest deviation (g m− 2)

Furthest deviation (g m− 2)

Range (g m− 2)

Wastepaper:Vacoas

20:80

60.5

59.7

60.9

60.5 ± 0.44

40:60

62.2

61.2

62.9

62.2 ± 0.66

60:40

62.0

60.4

62.7

62.0 ± 0.73

80:20

61.1

60.1

61.9

61.1 ± 0.67

Arundo donax:Vacoas

20:80

61.1

60.0

62.0

61.1 ± 0.68

40:60

61.3

60.2

62.0

61.3 ± 0.69

60:40

62.3

61.3

62.5

62.3 ± 0.37

80:20

62.5

61.0

62.7

62.5 ± 0.53

Vacoas

100

59.2

59.0

61.1

59.2 ± 0.66