Size-exclusion chromatographic study of ECF and TCF softwood kraft pulp bleaching liquors

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1049-1056

  Kukkola, Jukka ^a   Knuutinen, Juha ^a   Paasivirta, Jaakko ^a   Herve, Sirpa ^b   Pessala, Piia ^c   Schultz, Eija ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Gaia Consulting   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elemental chlorine free bleaching; High molecular weight material; Lignin matter; Molecular weight distribution; Pulping wastewaters; Size exclusion chromatography; Softwood kraft pulp; Totally chlorine free bleaching

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHLORINE; KRAFT LIGNIN; LIGNIN;

BLEACHING; CALIBRATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; CHLORINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HYDROXIDE; LIGNIN; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDE; OZONE; SPECTROSCOPY; TOXICITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOOD;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAPER; SEWAGE; WOOD;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHLORINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAPER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WOOD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 79961168724     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0556-7     Document Type: Article

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