Spruce fiber properties after high-temperature thermomechanical pulping (HT-TMP)

Holzforschung

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-201

  Solala, Iina ^a   Antikainen, Toni ^a   Reza, Mehedi ^a   Johansson, Leena Sisko ^a   Hughes, Mark ^a   Vuorinen, Tapani ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fiber hydrophobicity; High temperature TMP; Mechanical defibration; Natural fibers; Specific energy consumption (SEC); Surface lignin detected by XPS; Thermomechanical pulp (TMP); Wood fiber plastic composites

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL DEFIBRATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SURFACE LIGNIN; WOOD FIBER;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; EPOXY RESINS; LIGNIN; NATURAL FIBERS; PULP REFINING; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

FIBERS;

DEFIBRATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LIGNINS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; WATER REPELLENCE; WOOD FIBERS;

EID: 84900672734     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2013-0083     Document Type: Article

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