Fractionation of microfibrillated cellulose and its effects on tensile index and elongation of paper

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-311

  Madani, Ario ^a   Kiiskinen, Harri ^b   Olson, James A ^a   Mark Martinez, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fibre fractionation; Micro fibrillated cellulose fibre; Nano composites

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PULP MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBRE FRACTIONATION; HYDRO-CYCLONE; MICRO FIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (MFC); MULTIPLE STAGES; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE SCREENS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES;

NANOCELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FRACTIONATION; GELS; PRESSURE SCREENS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WORK;

EID: 80052345908     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2011-26-03-p306-311     Document Type: Article

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