Abstract
Paper sheets were prepared from mulberry bark and the structure and properties of the prepared paper sheets were investigated. Crystallinity and semicrystalline size of (200) reflection of paper sheets were not much difference between the mulberry (Morus alba L.) bark and the kozo (Broussonetia species) bark. Paper sheets prepared from the bark of mulberry showed lower paper density, air resistance and smoothness and higher fiber diameter in comparison with the paper sheets obtained from the bark of kozo. Paper sheets of the mulberry bark were lower anisotropic, tensile strength and Young's modulus than that of the kozo bark.
