Pulping and papermaking properties of Tunisian Alfa stems (Stipa tenacissima)-Effects of refining process

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1572-1582

  Marrakchi, Z ^a,b   Khiari, R ^a,b   Oueslati, H ^c   Mauret, E ^a   Mhenni, F ^b  

^a Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Industry LGP2 UMR CNRS 5518   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GAFSA   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alfa; Chemical composition; Paper properties; Pulp properties; Refining; Stipa tenacissima

Indexed keywords

ALFA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PAPER PROPERTIES; PULP PROPERTIES; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

BLEACHING; CHEMICAL PULP; CLEANING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FIBERS; PAPERMAKING; PULP COOKING; REFINING; UNBLEACHED PULP; WOOD;

PULP REFINING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENSITY; EVERGREEN TREE; GRASS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PROCESSING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; STEM; WATER RETENTION; WEIGHT; WOODY PLANT;

ALFALFA; BLEACHED PULPS; CHEMICAL PULPS; CLEANING; DENSITY; EUCALYPTUS; PAPER MAKING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PULPING; REFINING; STEMS; WATER RETENTION;

EUCALYPTUS; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 79960467692     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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