Resonance Raman spectroscopy of highly fluorescing lignin containing chemical pulps: Suppression of fluorescence with an optical Kerr gate

Holzforschung

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-90

  Saariaho, Anna Maija ^a   Jääskeläinen, Anna Stiina ^a   Matousek, Pavel ^b   Towrie, Mike ^b   Parker, Anthony W ^b   Vuorinen, Tapani ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Harwell Science and Innovation Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromophore; Fluorescence suppression; Kerr gate; Residual lignin; Resonance Raman spectroscopy; Ultraviolet excitation; Visible excitation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL PULP; CHROMOPHORES; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FLUORESCENCE SUPRESSION; KERR GATES; RESIDUAL LIGNINS; RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET EXCITATION; VISIBLE EXCITATAION;

LIGNIN;

EID: 1542393412     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2004.011     Document Type: Article

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