EFFECT OF XYLANASE TREATMENT ON DEWATERING PROPERTIES OF BIRCH KRAFT PULP

In this study it was shown that the enzymatic removal of xylan from ECF-bleached birch kraft pulp enhances the water removal from the pulp, especially in the late stages of pulp drying. The effect of xylanase treatments on dewatering was clarified by using a moving belt former (MBF), a press simulat...

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Main Authors: Minna Marianne Blomstedt, Jaakko Asikainen, Annina Lähdeniemi, Timo Ylönen, Jouni Paltakari, Terhi Hakala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2010-04-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_2_1164_Blomstedt_ALYPH_Xylanase_Dewatering_Poroperties/624