Impact of xylanase and fungal pretreatment on alkali solubility and brightness of dissolving pulp

Holzforschung

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 579-582

  Christov, L P ^a   Akhtar, M ^b,c   Prior, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali solubility; Biobleaching; Brightness; Chemical savings; Dissolving pulp; Sulphite pulp; White rot fungi; Xylanases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000939240     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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