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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 4 Properties of E. globulus TCF-bleached pulp prepared under different conditions

From: Totally chlorine-free bleaching of prehydrolysis soda pulp from plantation hardwoods consisting of various lignin structures

Cooking method

AA dosagea (%)

NaOH dosage in O stage (%)

α-Cellulose (%)

Viscosity (mPa s)

Brightness (% ISO)

Ash content (%)

Prehydrolysisb kraft

15

0.8

94.2

7.0

90.1

0.1

Prehydrolysisb soda-AQ

15

0.6

92.9

6.3

88.1

0.1

Prehydrolysisb soda-AQ

18

0.6

94.0

6.0

88.4

0.1

  1. aCooking conditions: 150 °C and 3 h
  2. bPrehydrolysis conditions: 150 °C and 2.5 h