High calcium content of Eucalyptus dunnii wood affects delignification and polysaccharide degradation in kraft pulping
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Abstract Eucalyptus dunnii is cultivated in Uruguay for kraft pulping purposes. However, depending on the growth site, the kraft pulping properties of the wood vary highly, and in some cases, pulping is difficult. Different batches of wood were chemically characterized and the only significant difference related to the pulping properties was the calcium content. The calcium appears to at least partly be present in the form of crystals in the lumen. Kraft pulping experiments on wood with different calcium contents indicated that high calcium led to slower delignification, and higher yield losses. Hexeneuronic acid formation was not significantly affected. Possible mechanistic explanations for these effects are discussed.
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OpenAlex topics: Lignin and Wood Chemistry · Wood Treatment and Properties · Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
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Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, School for Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health , Royal Institute of Technology, KTH , Stockholm , Sweden
Montes del Plata , Colonia Department , Uruguay
Biomaterials division , Stora Enso , Karlstad , Sweden
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Stora Enso
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