Non-wood pulping possibilities - A challenge for the chemical pulping industry

Appita Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-243

  Leponiemi, Anja ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Annual plants; Chemi mechanical process; Ethanol; Formic acid; Methanol; Mild acid cooking; Non wood fibre; Organosolv; Pulping processes; Review; Soda

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ETHANOL; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHEMICAL PULPING INDUSTRY; CHEMIMECHANICAL PROCESS; MILD ACID COOKING; NON-WOOD FIBRES;

PULP MATERIALS;

ACETIC ACID; ANNUAL PLANTS; ETHANOL; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; ORGANOSOLV LIGNINS; PULP INDUSTRY; PULPING; SODIUM CARBONATE;

EID: 44149105177     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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