Effect of steam treatment on the chemical composition of wheat straw

Holzforschung

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-371

  Lawther, J Mark ^a   Sun, Runcang ^a   Banks, W B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Hemicelluloses; Molecular weight; Phenolic acids and aldehydes; Steam treatment; Straw Lignin; Uronic acids; Weakly acidic pectic polysaccharide; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PULP; RAW MATERIALS; STEAM;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT; WHEAT;

STRAW;

EID: 0030370068     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1996.50.4.365     Document Type: Article

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