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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 5 Properties of E. globulus soda-AQ TCF-bleached pulp, with or without ClO2 in Psa stage

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

Bleaching sequence

AA dosagea (%)

Viscosity (mPa s)

Brightness (%ISO)

Glucan (%)

Xylan (%)

α-Celloluse (%)

Ash content (%)

O-Psa-Ep-Psa-Ep b

15

6.3

88.1

94.0

4.9

92.9

0.1

O-Psa-Ep-Psa-Ep b

18

6.0

88.4

95.4

2.5

94.0

0.1

O-mPsa-Ep-Psa-Ep c

18

6.6

90.2

95.5

2.8

94.1

0.1

O-mPsa-Ep-mPsa-Ep d

18

7.2

90.5

95.9

3.1

94.6

0.1

  1. aCooking conditions: 150 °C and 3 h; Prehydrolysis conditions: 150 °C and 2.5 h
  2. bWithout ClO2
  3. cWith ClO2 in 1st Psa stage
  4. dWith ClO2 in 1st and 2nd stages