WOOD-SAVING TECHNOLOGY OF DECARBONIZATION OF SYNTHETIC PAPER AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Abstract

Paper, like the invention of the wheel, is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. At the same time, the volumes of paper production are constantly increasing, while wood reserves decrease. Accordingly, the nature is significantly damaged, and if a mankind does not stop in its insatiable desire to reduce green spaces, Earth atmosphere will soon become unsuitable for the existence of almost all types of life. Therefore, it is necessary to save forest resources in order to provide the ecological balance on the planet. In addition to wood, a lot of water and electricity are needed for paper production using traditional "wood" technologies. For instance, until recently, up to 1000 tons of water was used in the technological process to produce 1 ton of paper. Besides, after the manufacturing process, the contaminated wastewater is discharged in water bodies and other environments. Fire and high flammability of paper are also a significant danger. At the same time, 20% of the world's wood harvest is used for paper production, which causes reasonable opposition from environmentalists. Therefore, taking into account the decarbonization of Ukraine’s and the world’s economy, it is important to refuse traditional wood technologies and look for alternative wood-saving methods and methods of paper products production and relevant construction materials manufacture using a paper.