SUGARCANE BAGASSE PULPING AND BLEACHING: THERMAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION

Cellulose fibers were isolated from sugarcane bagasse in three stages. Initially sugarcane bagasse was subjected to a pre-treatment process with hydrolyzed acid to eliminate hemicellulose. Whole cellulosic fibers thus obtained were then subjected to a two-stage delignification process and finally to...

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Main Authors: Paulo Henrique Fernandes Pereira, Herman Cornelis Jacobus Voorwald, Maria Odila Hilário Cioffi, Daniella Regina Mullinari, Sandra Maria Da Luz, Maria Lucia Caetano Pinto Da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2011-05-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_3_2471_FernandesP_VCMDP_SCB_Pulp_Bleach_Therm_Chem_Char_987.pdf