Table 2.
Criteria of fiber quality for pulp and paper manufacturing

Criteria Class I Class II Class III
Requirement Value Requirement Value Requirement Value
Fiber length (μm) >2000 100 1000-2000 50 <1000 25
Runkle ratio (RR) <0.25 100 0.25-0.50 50 >0.50 25
Felting power (FP) >90 100 50-90 50 <50 25
Muhlsteph ratio (MR) <30 100 30-60 50 >60 25
Flexibility ratio (FR) >0.80 100 0.50-0.80 50 <0.50 25
Coef. of rigidity (CR) <0.10 100 0.10-0.15 50 >0.15 25
SCORING 450-600 225-449 <225