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Dissolution of dissolving pulp in alkaline solvents after steam explosion pretreatments

Kihlman, Martin ; Wallberg, Ola LU orcid ; Stigsson, Lars and Germgard, Ulf (2011) 11th European Workshop of Lignocelluloses and Pulp (EWLP) 65(4). p.613-617
Abstract
In this project different aqueous based solvent systems were investigated for the dissolution of steam exploded (STEX) dissolving pulps prior to a coagulation step for preparation of textile fibers. The pulp samples studied could, to a large degree, be dissolved in a NaOH/urea/thiourea system, but there are always residuals, irrespective of the conditions. The dissolution process appeared to be kinetically controlled, as prolonged retention time decreased the amount of residuals. A pre-cooled NaOH/urea/thiourea system, and a retention time of 60 h generated the lowest amount (6%) of residuals of the STEX pretreated dissolving pulp studied. Some fundamental results are described and a model for dissolution of dissolving pulp fibers is... (More)
In this project different aqueous based solvent systems were investigated for the dissolution of steam exploded (STEX) dissolving pulps prior to a coagulation step for preparation of textile fibers. The pulp samples studied could, to a large degree, be dissolved in a NaOH/urea/thiourea system, but there are always residuals, irrespective of the conditions. The dissolution process appeared to be kinetically controlled, as prolonged retention time decreased the amount of residuals. A pre-cooled NaOH/urea/thiourea system, and a retention time of 60 h generated the lowest amount (6%) of residuals of the STEX pretreated dissolving pulp studied. Some fundamental results are described and a model for dissolution of dissolving pulp fibers is proposed. (Less)
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keywords
alkaline solvent systems, cellulose, dissolution, steam explosion
host publication
Holzforschung
volume
65
issue
4
pages
613 - 617
publisher
De Gruyter
conference name
11th European Workshop of Lignocelluloses and Pulp (EWLP)
conference location
Hamburg, Germany
conference dates
2010-08-16 - 2010-08-19
external identifiers
  • wos:000291534600023
  • scopus:79959429785
ISSN
0018-3830
1437-434X
DOI
10.1515/HF.2011.094
language
English
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  author       = {{Kihlman, Martin and Wallberg, Ola and Stigsson, Lars and Germgard, Ulf}},
  booktitle    = {{Holzforschung}},
  issn         = {{0018-3830}},
  keywords     = {{alkaline solvent systems; cellulose; dissolution; steam explosion}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{613--617}},
  publisher    = {{De Gruyter}},
  title        = {{Dissolution of dissolving pulp in alkaline solvents after steam explosion pretreatments}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/HF.2011.094}},
  doi          = {{10.1515/HF.2011.094}},
  volume       = {{65}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}