Effect of a novel enzyme on fibre morphology during ECF bleaching of oxygen delignified Eucalyptus kraft pulps

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-140

  Torres, A L ^a   Roncero, M B ^a   Colom, J F ^a   Pastor, F I J ^b   Blanco, A ^b   Vidal, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ECF bleaching; Enzyme; Oxygen delignified Eucalyptus pulp; SEM

Indexed keywords

XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; REACTION ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0034028582     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00178-9     Document Type: Article

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