Development of a method for the production of hemicellulosic gels from Sitka spruce

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-677

  Curling, S F ^a   Fowler, P A ^a   Hill, C A S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extraction; Hemicellulose; Renewable feedstock; Timber

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; WOOD;

MILD ALKALINE EXTRACTION; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK;

GELS;

DEGRADATION; FEASIBILITY; FOSSIL FUELS; GELS; HEMICELLULOSES; REFINING; WOOD;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 34248631072     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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