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are approximately 50-100 centimeters long and its stems can grow up to 2-3 meters in height
(Reddy & Yang, 2005). Flandez et al. (2010) reported that corn husk is an agricultural residue or
crop residue that contains lignocellulose fibers that can be used for the production of pulp-paper.
Corn husks have unique fiber characteristics, chemical composition, types and amount of fiber
cells, considering it is a non-wood pulp (Ryu et al., 2007). Corn is one of the staple foods of the
Filipinos but it is more common in provinces. The husk or the outer shell of the corn helps
Paper, an essential material in the field of education, is produced from trees. The
production of different paper products is one of the major causes of the depletion of the world's
forests. Over four billion or 35% of the world's trees are used for the paper industry (Sam, 2011).
The overall consumption of paper in the last 40 years has increased by 400% (Hurter, 1998).
Wood is a lignocellulosic matter that is traditionally used for the production of various materials
and one of them is paper. The increase in the demand for this raw material, together with its
economic and environmental factors, makes it necessary and helpful to find alternative sources
Corn husk is the fibrous waste material because it cannot be eaten or transformed into a
drink, thus humans consider corn husk a waste product. Since humans do not appreciate any
value from corn husks, these are thrown in rivers or bodies of water that cause clogging and
flooding affecting properties and people as well. Rather than disposing of corn husk residue in
ways that have detrimental impacts on the environment, these waste by-products can instead be
Paper is one of the products that are used for many purposes. The increase on the demand and production
of paper reduces the population of timber trees. The Philippines lost a third of its forest cover from 1990-2005.
Since most crop residues, like corn husks, are not always considered valuable, these are thrown in rivers or bodies of
water that cause clogging and flooding affecting properties and people as well. Rather than disposing corn husk
residues in ways that have detrimental impacts on the environment, these waste by-products can instead be recycled
and utilized in the production of paper and can be used as an alternative to the timber wood paper.