Some factors affecting the brightness and TCF-bleachability of kraft pulp

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-62

  Gellerstedt, Göran ^a   Wafa Al Dajani, Waleed ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bleachability; Hexenuronic acid; Hydrogen peroxide; Kraft pulp; Light absorption coefficient; Oxygen; Residual lignin; Aryl ether structures

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; POSITIVE IONS;

CHROMOMORPHIC STRUCTURES;

KRAFT PAPER;

BLEACHING; BRIGHTNESS; CALCIUM; CATIONS; DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KRAFT PULPS;

EID: 0038641804     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2003-18-01-p056-062     Document Type: Article

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