Characterization of fiber development in high- and low-consistency refining of primary mechanical pulp

Holzforschung

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 735-745

  Fernando, Dinesh ^a   Gorski, Dmitri ^a   Sabourin, Marc ^a   Daniel, Geoffrey ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ATMP; Delamination internal fibrillation (D IF); Fiber characterization; Fiber development; HC refining; LC refining; SEM; Simons' staining; Surface ultrastructure of fibers

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POPULATION STATISTICS; REFINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFTWOODS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

ATMP; FIBER CHARACTERIZATIONS; FIBER DEVELOPMENT; LC REFINING; SIMONS' STAINING;

PULP REFINING;

DELAMINATION; FIBERS; PULPS; REFINING;

EID: 84903379767     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2012-0135     Document Type: Article

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