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Environmentally Benign Approaches for Pulp Bleaching

  • 2nd Edition - April 11, 2012
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Pratima Bajpai
  • Language: English

Pulp and paper production has increased globally and will continue to increase in the near future. Approximately 155 million tons of wood pulp is produced worldwide and about 260… Read more

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Description

Pulp and paper production has increased globally and will continue to increase in the near future. Approximately 155 million tons of wood pulp is produced worldwide and about 260 million is projected for 2010. To cope with the increasing demand, an increase in production and improved environmental performance is needed as the industry is under constant pressure to reduce environmental emissions to air and water. This book gives updated information on environmentally benign approaches for pulp bleaching, which can help solve the problems associated with conventional bleaching technologies.

Key features

  • Main focus is on the environmentally-friendly technologies that can help solve some of the problems associated with conventional bleaching technologies
  • Information given is up-to-date, authoritative, and cites the experiences of many mills and pertinent research, which is of interest to those working in the industry or intending to do so
  • Covers in great depth all the aspects of various bleaching processes including environmental issues

Readership

Researchers and management in pulp and paper

Table of contents

1. Introduction2. General Background3. Options for Environmentally Benign Bleaching4. Hexenuronic acids and their removal5. ECF and TCF bleaching6. Chlorine Free Bleaching of Secondary Fibers7. Closed Cycle Bleach Plant

Review quotes

"Bajpai provides a second edition of his comprehensive book on environmentally benign methods for pulp bleaching and related new and emerging technologies…The book includes extensive end-of-chapter references and a list of abbreviations. While technical, it is clearly written."—Reference and Research Book News, August 2013

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 30, 2012
  • Language: English

About the author

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Pratima Bajpai

Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a consultant in the field of paper and pulp. Her research career spans about 40 years, having worked at the National Sugar Institute, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Western Ontario, and the Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and as a visiting researcher at the Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Bajpai’s main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology.

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant-Pulp and Paper, Kanpur, India

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