Kraft pulping characteristics and pulp properties of warm season grasses

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-85

  Madakadze, I C ^a   Radiotis, T ^b   Li, J ^b   Goel, K ^c   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PAPRICAN   (Canada)

^c Domtar Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibre characteristics; Kraft pulping; Non wood pulp; Pulp yield and properties; Warm season grasses

Indexed keywords

KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; NATURAL FIBERS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; RAW MATERIALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

KAPPA NUMBER;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033167860     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00131-X     Document Type: Article

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