Surface and internal micro/ultrastructure of TMP fibres produced during high-intensity refining elucidate the development of pulp and paper properties

Holzforschung

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-475

  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; Refining intensity; S1 layer; S2 layer; SEM; Simons' stain (SS); TMP

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL ULTRASTRUCTURES; FIBRE DEVELOPMENT; NORWAY SPRUCE; REFINING INTENSITY; S1 LAYER; S2 LAYER; SIMONS' STAIN; TMP;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FIBERS; PULP; REFINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

PULP REFINING;

CELL WALLS; DELAMINATION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; FIBRILLATION; PICEA ABIES; PULP PROPERTIES; REFINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84861084213     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2011.175     Document Type: Article

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