Effect of mechanical treatment on properties of cellulose nanofibrils produced from bleached hardwood and softwood pulps

Bleached hardwood and softwood South African kraft pulps were passed through a commercially available micro grinder for varying number of passes and the properties of the resultant pulps were assessed periodically using microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray crystallograph...

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Main Authors: P. Lekha, A. Mtibe, T.E. Motaung, J.E. Andrew, B.B. Sitholè, M. Gibril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2016-06-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/2448