Bleach boosting effect of cellulase-free xylanase of Streptomyces thermoviolaceus and its comparison with two commercial enzyme preparations on birchwood kraft pulp

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 594-598

  Garg, A P ^a   Roberts, J C ^b   McCarthy, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleach boosting effect; Paper properties; Pulp pretreatment; Streptomyces thermoviolaceus; Xylanases

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BACTERIA; BLEACHING; CHLORINE; KRAFT PULP; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SUGARS;

CHROMOPHORES; ENZYME TREATMENT; INTERFIBER BONDING; KAPPA NUMBER; XYLANASE;

ENZYMES;

BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORINE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PULP MILL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOMYCES; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

EID: 0032524829     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00250-0     Document Type: Article

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