Pulp and paper from blue agave waste from tequila production

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4450-4455

  Idarraga, Gonzalo ^a   Ramos, Juan ^a   Zuñiga, Virgilio ^a   Sahin, Turgut ^a   Young, Raymond A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave paper properties; Agave pulp; Agave waste; Biomechanical pulping; Kraft pulping; Nonwood fiber pulp; Organosolv pulping; Soda pulping; Soda ethanol pulping; Tequila byproducts

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEMICELLULOSE; SODIUM CARBONATE; WOOD;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FIBER; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGUS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; PLANT; PULP MILL; STRENGTH; WASTE;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; PLANTS;

AGAVE; CERIPORIOPSIS SUBVERMISPORA; FUNGI; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033213533     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990045n     Document Type: Article

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