Abstract
The effect of xylan removal on the surface structure and swelling properties of unbleached and bleached birch kraft pulp fibres was carried out using ESEM and CLSM. The wetting-drying experiments showed that fibre swelling properties were severely affected by the partial removal of xylan.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8-12 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- swelling
- birch pulp
- xylan
- microscopy
- confocal microscopy
- scanning microscopy
- xylanases