Fate of Oxygen in Industrial Oxygen-Alkali Delignification of Softwood Kraft Pulp

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-104

  Salmela, Maria ^a   Alén, Raimo ^a   Ala Kaila, Kari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Metsä Botnia Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Delignification; Filtrates; Kraft pulp; Lignin; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; DELIGNIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FILTRATION; LIGNIN; OXYGEN; SOFTWOODS; VISCOSITY;

ELIMINATION REACTIONS; MOLECULAR MASS;

KRAFT PULP;

ALKALIS; COOKING DEGREE; INCREMENTS; KRAFT PAPERS; PROCESSES; PULPS; SULFATES;

EID: 1942507409     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2004-19-01-p097-104     Document Type: Article

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