Pulping properties of kraft pulp of Nigerian-grown kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)

BioResources

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 751-761

  Udohitinah, Jacob Smith ^a   Oluwadare, Abiodun Oluwafemi ^a,b  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Fibre characteristics; Hibiscus cannabinus; Kraft pulp; Pulp sheet properties; Screened yield

Indexed keywords

ALKALI CHARGE; CELLULOSE CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; COOKING TIME; FIBRE LENGTH; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; KAPPA NUMBERS; KENAF (HIBISCUS CANNABINUS L.); KENAF BAST FIBRES; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; PAPER PROPERTIES; PULP AND PAPER MILL; PULP FREENESS; PULP HANDSHEETS; PULPING PROPERTIES; QUALITY PAPERS; SCREENED YIELD; STRENGTH PROPERTY; SULPHIDITY;

BAST FIBERS; BLEACHED PULP; FIBERS; HEMP; KRAFT PROCESS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; SOFTWOODS; UNBLEACHED PULP;

KRAFT PULP;

BLEACHED PULPS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FIBERS; HAND SHEETS; HEMP; KENAF; KRAFT PULPS; NIGERIA; PAPER MILLS; PAPER PROPERTIES; SOFTWOODS; UNBLEACHED PULPS; YIELD;

HIBISCUS CANNABINUS;

EID: 80051564164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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