EFFECTS OF HOT WATER EXTRACTION IN A BATCH REACTOR ON THE DELIGNIFICATION OF BIRCH WOOD

The amount of residual lignin in birch wood after a hot water extraction in a batch reactor was investigated as a function of extraction temperature and time. A kinetic model fitting the experimental data was then developed to explain delignification of wood during a hot water treatment. Results sho...

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Main Authors: Marc Borrega, Kaarlo Nieminen, Herbert Sixta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2011-04-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_06_2_1890_Borrega_NS_Hot_Water_Extrac_Kraft_Pulping_Birch/969