Soda pulping of Miscanthus sinensis. Effects of operational variables on pulp yield and lignin solubilization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-23

  Iglesias, G ^a   Bao, M ^a   Lamas, J ^a   Vega, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empirical modelling; Lignin solubilization; Miscanthus sinensis; Selectivity; Soda pulping

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL PULP; LIGNIN; PROCESSING;

ALKALINE PULPS; EMPIRICAL MODELLING; LIGNIN SOLUBILIZATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS; SODA PULPING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LIGNIN; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

MISCANTHUS SINENSIS;

EID: 0030266221     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(96)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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