Recent trends and developments in dissolving pulp production and application

This work provides a critical overview of the recent trends toward the development of modern, dissolving pulp production technologies that respond to the current challenges and opportunities for the emerging low-carbon bioresource economy. Special attention is paid to recent advancements in prehydro...

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Published in:Cellulose (London) 2017-06, Vol.24 (6), p.2347-2365
Main Authors: Kumar, Hemanathan, Christopher, Lew P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioorganic Chemistry
Bioprocessing
Ceramics
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Composites
Economics
Glass
Industrial development
Kraft process (woodpulp)
Natural Materials
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Polymer Sciences
Pulp & paper industry
Pulping
Review Paper
Sustainable Development
Trends
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Summary:This work provides a critical overview of the recent trends toward the development of modern, dissolving pulp production technologies that respond to the current challenges and opportunities for the emerging low-carbon bioresource economy. Special attention is paid to recent advancements in prehydrolysis kraft pulping and conversion of paper grade pulp to dissolving pulp, with emphasis on the valorization of hemicellulose to value-added products. A comprehensive analysis of the current and future developmental opportunities for novel bioprocessing technologies and new products from dissolving pulp that aim to improve the process economics and enhance the industry competitiveness is presented and discussed.
ISSN:0969-0239
1572-882X
DOI:10.1007/s10570-017-1285-y