The final bleaching of eucalypt kraft pulps with hydrogen peroxide: Relationship with industrial ECF bleaching history and cellulose degradation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-390

  Loureiro, Pedro E G ^a   Evtuguin, Dmitry V ^b   Carvalho, M Graça V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bleaching selectivity; Brightness reversion; Hydrogen peroxide decomposition; Pulp bleachability; Stabilizers

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EXTRACTION; BLEACHING SEQUENCE; BRIGHTNESS REVERSION; BRIGHTNESS STABILITY; CELLULOSE DEGRADATION; CHELANTS; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; ECF BLEACHING; ECF-LIGHT; ELEMENTAL CHLORINE-FREE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECOMPOSITION; PEROXIDE BLEACHING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PULP BLEACHING; STABILIZERS;

BLEACHED PULP; BLEACHING; BLENDING; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL PULP; CHLORINE; DEGRADATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KRAFT PROCESS; LUMINANCE; MAGNESIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SODIUM; TRANSITION METALS;

CLEANING;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; EDETIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; PENTETIC ACID;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHELATION; DEGRADATION; EUCALYPTUS; EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PULP PROCESSING;

BLEACHED PULPS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL PULPS; CHLORINE; DEGRADATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAGNESIUM; MIXING; OXYGEN; SODIUM; STABILIZERS; TRANSITION METALS;

EID: 79751506627     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2527     Document Type: Article

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