Pulp mill process closure: A review of global technology developments and mill experiences in the 1990s

NCASI Technical Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 860, 2003, Pages

  Stratton, Stephen C ^a   Gleadow, Peter ^b  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Delignification; Effluent minimization; Mill experiences; Process closure; Pulp mills; Recovery; Research programs; Technologies; Treatment; Wastewater; Zero discharge

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; DELIGNIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; KRAFT PULP; PLANT MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PULP MILL OPERATIONS;

PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

BLEACHING; BLEACHING EFFLUENTS; DELIGNIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; KRAFT PULPING; MANAGEMENT; PULP MILLS; SULFITE PULPING;

EID: 0037645681     PISSN: 08860882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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