Rheology of pulp fibre suspensions: A critical review

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3460-3470

  Derakhshandeh, B ^a   Kerekes, R J ^a   Hatzikiriakos, S G ^a   Bennington, C P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Complex fluids; Multiphase flow; Pulp fibre suspension; Rheology; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

APPARENT VISCOSITY; BIOMASS CONVERSION; COMMUNICATION PAPERS; COMPLEX FLUIDS; CRITICAL REVIEW; DEPLETION LAYER; FIBRE-BASED MATERIALS; FLOW REGIMES; HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MASS DISTRIBUTION; PULP FIBRE SUSPENSION; PULP FIBRE SUSPENSIONS; PULP SUSPENSION; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SOLID BOUNDARIES;

BIOCONVERSION; ELASTICITY; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PULP MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; YIELD STRESS;

FIBERS;

BIOMASS; ELASTICITY; FIBERS; FLUID; LIQUIDS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PULPS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79958708391     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.04.017     Document Type: Review

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