Alkaline degradation of birch and spruce: Influence of degradation conditions on molecular mass distributions and fibre strength

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-264

  Berggren, Rickard ^a   Molin, Ulrika ^b   Berthold, Fredrik ^a   Lennholm, Helena ^b   Lindström, Mikael ^a  

^a INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkaline degradation; Birch; Cellulose; Fibre strength; Hemicelluloses; Kraft pulp; Molar mass distribution; Size exclusion chromatography; Spruce

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; KRAFT PULP; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL FIBERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

MOLECULAR MASS DISTRIBUTIONS (MMD);

CELLULOSE;

BETULA; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; KRAFT PULPING; NATURAL FIBERS; PICEA; VISCOSITY;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0037085540     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(02)00160-1     Document Type: Article

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