DERESINATION OPTIONS IN SULPHITE PULPING

Three methods for improved deresination of sulphite pulps were evaluated, namely, alkaline washing, enzyme treatment, and pulp fractionation. Alkaline washing appears to come at a high cost, because caustic is expensive and affects cellulose chain length, as indicated by lower viscosity of the pulp...

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Main Authors: Bruce Sitholé, Salma Shirin, Xiao Zhang, Luc Lapierre, Jorge Pimentel, Mike Paice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2010-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_1_0187_Sithole_SZLPP_Deresination_Sulphite/500