Environmentally benign approaches for pulp bleaching /

Pulp and paper production has increased globally and will continue to increase in the near future. Approximately 155 million tons of wood pulp is produced worldwide and about 260 million is projected for 2010. To cope with the increasing demand, an increase in production and improved environmental p...

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Main Authors: Bajpai, P. Pratima
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Elsevier Science,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; London :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444594211
Summary: Pulp and paper production has increased globally and will continue to increase in the near future. Approximately 155 million tons of wood pulp is produced worldwide and about 260 million is projected for 2010. To cope with the increasing demand, an increase in production and improved environmental performance is needed as the industry is under constant pressure to reduce environmental emissions to air and water. This book gives updated information on environmentally benign approaches for pulp bleaching, which can help solve the problems associated with conventional bleaching technologies. Ma
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (395 pages)
ISBN: 9780444594211
0444594213
Index Number: TS1176
CLC: TS74
Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Background -- 3. Options for Environmentally Benign Bleaching -- 4. Hexenuronic acids and their removal -- 5. ECF and TCF bleaching -- 6. Chlorine Free Bleaching of Secondary Fibers -- 7. Closed Cycle Bleach Plant Abbreviations.