Extraction of Polymeric Hemicelluloses from Spruce Wood

Hemicelluloses are one of the three main components of spruce wood and constitute about 20% of the wood material. During mechanical pulping, 5–10% of the hemicelluloses are accumulated in waste waters, whereas during chemical pulping 70–80% of the hemicelluloses are lost in process liquors. The conc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Azhar, Shoaib
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: KTH, Träkemi och massateknologi 2015
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-158966