The utilization of western red cedar mechanical pulp is limited by low brightness caused by a high chromophore content...
Keywords: borohydride, brightness, chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP), chromophores, color, coniferaldehyde, DRIFT, DRUV, extractives, peroxide, quinones, western red cedar
07/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterUtilization of rapidly growing trees, such as eucalypts, for high-yield mechanical pulps is limited by low brightness owing to high contents of alkali and neutral extractives...
Keywords: brightness, chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP), color reversion, Eucalyptus globulus, heat-induced discoloration, light-induced discoloration
01/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter