Application of steam explosion to the fractionation and rapid vapor-phase alkaline pulping of wheat straw

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-276

  Montane, D ^a,b   Farriol, X ^a   Salvado J ^a   Jollez, P ^c   Chornet, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Steam explosion; Strength properties; Vapor phase alkaline pulping; Wheat straw

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINE; BLEACHING; FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; LIGNIN; MOLASSES; OLIGOMER; PENTOSAN; PULPING; STRAW; SUGAR; WHEAT;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL PULP; FRACTIONATION; IMPREGNATION; LIGNIN; MOLASSES; NATURAL FIBERS; OLIGOMERS; PULP COOKING; STEAM; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SUGARS;

ACIDIFICATION; BLACK LIQUOR; DELIGNIFICATION; STEAM EXPLOSION TECHNOLOGY;

STRAW;

EID: 0031801559     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10045-9     Document Type: Article

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