Enzymatic bleaching of kraft pulp by xylanase from Aspergillus sydowii SBS 45

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-338

  Nair, Suprabha G ^a   Sindhu, R ^a   Shashidhar, Shankar ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus sydowii; Enzymatic bleaching; Kappa number; Kraft pulp; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII;

EID: 78649673036     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-010-0049-2     Document Type: Article

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