Differentiating timber to optimize the pulping process

Appita Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages

  Shaw, Michael J ^a   Clarke, Charles R ^b   Pallett, Robert N ^b   Morris, Andrew R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Sappi Forests Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkali consumption; Near infrared spectroscopy; Profitability of processing; Pulp brightness; Pulp yield; Pulping properties; Rapid evaluation; Rate of delignification; Variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 11644328822     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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