Acetosolv pulping for the fractionation of empty fruit bunches from palm oil industry

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-120

  Ferrer, A ^a   Vega, A ^b   Rodriguez A ^a   Jimenez L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Acetosolv; EFB; Fractionation; Pulp

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNIN; PH; PULP; VEGETABLE OILS; VISCOSITY;

ACETOSOLV; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; DRAINABILITY; EFB; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FACTORIAL DESIGN; KAPPA NUMBERS; OIL INDUSTRIES; OPERATING VARIABLES; OPERATIONAL VARIABLES; SUITABLE CONDITIONS;

PULP BEATING;

ACETIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNIN; PALM OIL;

ACETIC ACID; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNIN; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; VEGETABLE OIL;

ACETOSOLV PULPING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULPING; VISCOSITY;

ACETIC ACID; ACETOSOLV PULPING; BEATING; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNINS; PH; VEGETABLE OIL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84873585512     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.189     Document Type: Article

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