Diethyl oxalate (DEO) was injected into a digester containing wood chips (pine, spruce, or aspen) preheated to 130–140°C and held for 30 min at the same temperature...
Keywords: energy savings, ester, mechanical, Oxalate, oxalic, refining, thermomechanical, vapor phase
05/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe deformation behavior of wet lignocellulosic fibers was examined by applying a dilute suspension of dyed pulp fibers to a filter paper and then wet pressing the fibers onto glass slides...
Keywords: bleached kraft pulp, deformability, fiber crossing, flexibility, refining, single fiber, unbleached kraft pulp, wet pressing
05/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe effect of increased fiber charge on refining, cationic starch adsorption, and hornification was examined...
Keywords: atomic force microscopy, carboxyl, cationic starch, drying, fiber charge, hornification, peroxide, refining, tensile, wet-end
06/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThis paper describes a novel technique to produce cellulose microfibrils through mechanical methods...
Keywords: aspect ratio, cryocrushing, high shear, microfibril, refining
01/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe surface area of pulp increases upon refining, which also increases the quantity of bound water...
Keywords: bound water, confined water, fiber, Hydrogen bond, Isotope exchange, refining, SEM, surface area, Tritium
03/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterTo increase our knowledge of the ultrastructure within softwood fibres, enzymatic treatment, thermoporosimetry, light microscopy, and atomic force microscopy with image analysis were used to investigate the structure of holocellulose softwood pulp fibres...
Keywords: atomic force microscopy, cell wall, cellulose, drying, enzyme, fibril, hemicellulases, hemicellulose, holocellulose, Norwegian spruce, Picea abies, pores, pore size, pore volume, refining, ultrastructure
11/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterFines are an essential component in the papermaking process because they have a profound influence on the behaviour of the wet web and on the mechanical properties of the final sheet...
Keywords: charged groups, fines, kraft pulp, mechanical properties, refining
09/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter