Bleaching response of sulfite pulps to pretreatment with xylanases

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 695-698

  Christov, L P ^a,b   Prior, B A ^b  

^a Sappi Management Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLEACHING; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ENZYMES; FUNGI; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; SUGARS; UNBLEACHED PULP;

BIOBLEACHING; XYLANASES;

SULFITE PULP;

EID: 0031240034     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp970035b     Document Type: Article

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