In this study the rate and extent of mercury incorporation into different morphological fractions, i.e., fibers, mechanically peeled fibers, primary and secondary fines, of an unbleached softwood kraft pulp were evaluated...
Keywords: ESCA, extractives, fiber surfaces, fines, lignin, mercurization, softwood kraft pulp, XPS
01/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThree different XPS methods based on the O/C atomic ratio, C1 carbon content, and Hg amount are compared in this study to quantify the surface coverage of various pulp fiber surfaces by lignin and extractives...
Keywords: ESCA, extractives, fiber surfaces, lignin, mercurization, softwood kraft pulp, thermomechanical pulp, wheat-straw pulp, XPS
01/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter