Biomechanical pulping: A mill-scale evaluation

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 241-252

  Akhtar, Masood ^a   Scott, Gary M ^b   Swaney, Ross E ^c   Shipley, David F ^d  

^a Biopulping International Inc   (United States)

^b State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Electrical energy; Mechanical pulping; Papermaking; Thermomechanical pulping; White rot fungi; Wood chips

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL PULPING;

BIOMECHANICS; BLEACHED PULP; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOMECHANICS; BLEACHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; FUNGUS; MOISTURE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

EID: 0033985466     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(99)00048-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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