Fundamental understanding of pulp property development under different thermomechanical pulp refining conditions as observed by a new Simons' staining method and SEM observation of the ultrastructure of fibre surfaces

Holzforschung

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 777-786

  Fernando, Dinesh ^a   Muhić, Dino ^b   Engstrand, Per ^c   Daniel, Geoffrey ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Parque Industrial 'La Cantueña'   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cell wall ultrastructure; delamination internal fibrillation (D IF); energy efficiency; fibre development; Norway spruce; S1 layer; S2 layer; SEM; Simons' stain (SS); temperature; thermomechanical pulp (TMP)

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL ULTRASTRUCTURES; FIBRE DEVELOPMENT; NORWAY SPRUCE; S1 LAYER; S2 LAYER; SIMONS' STAIN; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PULP; REFINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WOOD;

PULP REFINING;

CELL WALLS; CELLS; DELAMINATION; ENERGY; FIBRILLATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PICEA ABIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPS; WOOD;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 80053608748     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2011.076     Document Type: Article

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