Thermal yellowing of lignin-containing pulps: Acceleration by ascorbic acid

Journal of Pulp and Paper Science

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1997, Pages

  Schmidt, J A ^a   Heitner, C ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Ascorbic acid; Chemical analysis; Inhibition; Kraft pulps; Light; Sodium sulfite; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Thermomechanical pulps; Yellowing

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACIDS; AGING OF MATERIALS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; KRAFT PULP; LIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMOPHORES; SODIUM SULFITE; SULPHITE ION EFFECT; THERMAL YELLOWING; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

PULP;

EID: 0031272339     PISSN: 08266220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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