Soda-AQ delignification of poplar wood. Part 1: Reaction mechanism and pulp properties

Holzforschung

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 627-636

  Venica, Alberto D ^a,b   Chen, Chen Loung ^a   Gratzl, Josef S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coniferyl alcohol; Delignification; Flow through reactor; Grob type fragmentation; Low molecular weight products; Poplar wood; Reaction mechanisms; Sinapyl alcohol; Soda pulping; Soda AQ pulping

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DELIGNIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; ETHERS; HEATING; KETONES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; PULP; SOLUBILITY;

CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; FLOW-THROUGH REACTOR; GROB-TYPE FRAGMENTATION; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT PRODUCTS; POPLAR WOOD; REACTION MECHANISMS; SINAPYL ALCOHOL; SODA PULPING; SODA-AQ PULPING;

LIGNIN;

CONCENTRATION; CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; DEGRADATION; DELIGNIFICATION; DISSOLVING; FRAGMENTATION; KETONES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POPULUS; REACTION MECHANISMS; SINAPYL ALCOHOL; SODA PULPING; SOLUBILITY;

POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 55749114405     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2008.118     Document Type: Article

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