Polymeric branched flocculant effect on the flocculation process of pulp suspensions in the papermaking industry

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4826-4836

  Blanco, Ángeles ^a   Fuente, Elena ^a   Monte, M Concepción ^a   Cortés, Noelia ^a   Negro, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING DEGREE; CATIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES; DEFLOCCULATION; ELEMENTAL CHLORINE-FREE; EUCALYPTUS KRAFT PULP; FLOC PROPERTIES; FLOC SIZE; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT; GROUND CALCIUM CARBONATES; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAPERMAKING INDUSTRY; PAPERMAKING PROCESS; POLYMER DOSE; PULP SUSPENSION; REAL TIME; REFLOCCULATION; RETENTION AID;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FLOCCULATION; KRAFT PROCESS; PAPERMAKING; POLYMERS;

KRAFT PULP;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FLOCCULATION; KRAFT PULPS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAPER MAKING; POLYMERS;

EID: 67249085606     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie8011837     Document Type: Article

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