Towards environmentally sustainable bleaching of kraft pulp. Evaluating the possible role of ozone

Appita Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 475-480

  Ragnar, Martin ^a   Dahllöf, Håkan ^a   Lundgren, Sven ^a  

^a Kvaerner Pulping AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

COD; Environmental effects; Hardwood; Hot chlorine dioxide bleaching; Kraft pulp; Medium consistency ozone bleaching; Ozone

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HARDWOODS; OZONE; TOXICITY;

HOT CHLORINE DIOXIDE BLEACHING; MEDIUM CONSISTENCY OZONE COACHING;

KRAFT PULP;

BLEACHING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HARDWOOD PULPS; KRAFT PULPS; OZONE; TOXICITY;

EID: 27944440428     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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