Chemical composition of abaca (Musa textilis) leaf fibers used for manufacturing of high quality paper pulps

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4600-4610

  Del Río, José C ^a   Gutiérrez, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abaca; Leaf fibers; Lignin; Lipids; Musa textilis; Nonwood; Pulps; Pyrolysis; Sterols

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PAPER; PLANT LEAF;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRY; LIGNIN; LIPIDS; MUSA; PAPER; PLANT LEAVES;

MUSA TEXTILIS;

EID: 33746552350     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf053016n     Document Type: Article

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