POTENTIAL OF PULPS AFTER ACETOSOLV DIGESTION FOR THE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF PAPER PRODUCTS

Abstract

To cope up with the pollution issues created by the current pulp and paper mills it is necessary to develop an environmentally friendly and more efficient pulping process. To address this issue Organosolv pulping process appears to be the right choice. Although many kinds of Organosolv pulping process modifications like Acetosolv pulping have been developed still the commercialization of this process is not completed due to the unknown potential of this process on different raw materials. Therefore, the aims of this research were to explore the papermaking potential of three raw materials viz. Spruce, Beech, and Miscanthus through Acetosolv pulping. This research also includes the determination of properties of the fibers influenced by the pulping conditions and application potential that could arise for the fibers in terms of barrier and optical properties.