Effect of Integrating Xylan Extraction from E. grandis into the Kraft Pulping Process on Pulp Yield and Chemical Balance

Kraft mills have the potential to pre-extract hemicellulose from wood as another value added product. The impacts of pre-extracting xylan on pulp and handsheet properties, sodium and sulfur balances, and chemical make-ups in the kraft pulping process of Eucalyptus grandis were assessed. Xylan extrac...

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Main Authors: Andre J. Joubert, Annie F. A. Chimphango, Johann F. Görgens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2016-01-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_1_2417_Joubert_Integrating_Xylan_Extraction