The main difficulties in wood and pulp analyses arise principally from their numerous components with different chemical structures. Therefore, the basic problem in a specific analytical procedure may be the selective separation of the main carbohydrate-derived components from lignin due to their chemical association and structural coexistence. The processing of the wood determines some structu...

The papermaking properties of 22 pure and hybrid poplars are being evaluated in an on-going investigation. Twenty of the poplars were harvested after 7.5 years from three different sites in the Midwestern and North Central US. The other 2 poplars survived at only two of three sites (64 total samples). The Crandon hybrid had the highest growth rate (t ha 1 y ) and wood density (both averaged acr...

It has been found that polyoxometalates (POMs) can act as mediators in the electrochemical oxidation of lignin in pulps. An electrochemical cell, with a Nafion membrane separating the anode and cathode compartments, was used in the delignification experiments. A softwood kraft pulp was placed in the anode compartment with a buffered 0.01M solution of the polyoxometalate Na5[SiVW11O40]. During e...

The dry pulp direct kneading method is an industrially viable, low-energy process for manufacturing cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-reinforced polymer composites, where the chemically modified pulps are nanofibrillated and uniformly dispersed in matrix during melt compounding. In present study, fibers of various sizes ranging from surface-fibrillated (20 μm width) to fine CNFs nm were prepared softwo...

The novel and facile multi-stage method was used for the conversion of bamboo into nanocellulose single cell protein. Firstly, chips were treated with sodium hydroxide solution followed by hydrogen peroxide bleaching obtaining cellulose pulp a brightness 80% ISO. In second stage, obtained bleached cellulosic achieved dilute sulfuric acid filtration sugar solution, which than Candida utilis cult...

In 1890, 2 years before the term ^^hemicellulose" was introduced into chemical Uterature by Schulze (12) j^ Allen and ToUens (1) extracted wheat straw with alkali and obtained a product that on hydrolysis afforded ¿-xylose. In 1901 Salkowski (11) extracted wheat straw with boiling 6-percent sodium hydroxide solution and showed that the xylan could be precipitated from the alkaline extract by me...

Background With growing concern in obtaining clean and renewable energy, many works in bioenergy has been developed in order to obtain substantial gains for the environment. Due to the large environmental impact associated to the use of fossil fuels, ethanol production from lignocellulosic materia lhas been widely explored, aiming environmental, economic and social benefits. Lignocellulosic bio...