Kapok I: Characteristcs of kapok fiber as a potential pulp source for papermaking

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 475-488

  Chaiarrekij, Somporn ^a   Apirakchaiskul, Apiporn ^a   Suvarnakich, Kuntinee ^a   Kiatkamjornwong, Suda ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Kapok fiber; Papermaking; Properties; Raw material

Indexed keywords

BLEND RATIOS; BURST STRENGTH; DISC REFINER; HARDWOOD PULP; OPTIMAL DOSAGE; PACKAGING PAPER; PROPERTIES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SOFTWOOD PULPS; TEAR RESISTANCE; WATER REPELLENCY;

FIBERS; PAPERMAKING; PULP REFINING; RAW MATERIALS; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PULP;

FIBERS; PAPER MAKING; PULPS; RAW MATERIALS; SODIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84859034492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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