Production, partial characterization and use of fungal cellulase-free xylanases in pulp bleaching

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 511-517

  Christov, L P ^a,b   Szakacs, G ^c   Balakrishnan, H ^b,d  

^a Sappi Management Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^d NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Biobleaching; Bleach plant effluent; Cellulase free xylanases; Gliocladium viride; Sulphite pulp

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLULASE; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUGAR; SULFITE; XYLAN; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOREACTOR; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; OAT; PH; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT BRAN;

EID: 0033165970     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(98)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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