Effect of an optical brightening agent on the optical properties of aspen, birch and maple high-yield pulps

Journal of Pulp and Paper Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Chen, Q ^b   Zhang, H ^c   Li, Z ^d   He, Z ^a   Ni, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; CIE WHITENESS; COMMERCIAL GRADE; HIGH YIELD PULP; OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENTS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LUMINANCE;

EID: 84855651768     PISSN: 08266220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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