De-esterification and sulfonation in spruce CTMP: Effects on pulp and paper properties

Holzforschung

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-364

  Konn, Jonas ^a   Vähäsalo, Lari ^a   Pranovich, Andrey ^a   Holmbom, Bjarne ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bulk; Chemithermomechanical pulping (CTMP); Deacetylation; Demethylation; Fibre size distribution; Specific energy demand; Sulfonation; Tear index; Tensile index

Indexed keywords

ESTERIFICATION; PULP; PULP REFINING; SULFONATION;

BULK; CHEMITHERMOMECHANICAL PULPING (CTMP); DEACETYLATION; DEMETHYLATION; FIBRE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIFIC ENERGY DEMAND; TEAR INDEX; TENSILE INDEX;

PAPER PRODUCTS;

ESTERIFICATION; PULPS; REFINING; SULFONATION;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33746530517     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2006.056     Document Type: Article

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