Peroxide-based ATMP refining of spruce: Energy efficiency, fibre properties and pulp quality

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-63

  Gorski, Dmitri ^a,b   Mörseburg, Kathrin ^c   Axelsson, Patrik ^a   Engstrand, Per ^b  

^a Norske Skog   (Norway)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Papir og fiberinstituttet AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

ATMP; Energy reduction; Fibre characterisation; Hydrogen peroxide; Magnesium hydroxide; Refiner bleaching; TMP

Indexed keywords

DISINTEGRATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PULP REFINING; REFINING; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP;

ATMP; ELECTRICAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ELONGATION PROPERTIES; ENERGY REDUCTION; LIGHT SCATTERING COEFFICIENT S; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MECHANICAL PRE-TREATMENT; REFINER BLEACHING;

THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

BLEACHING; CLEANING; ENERGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; REFINER BLEACHING; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPS;

EID: 79955447235     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2011-26-01-p047-063     Document Type: Article

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