Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2003, 68, 1163-1174
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20031163
Multistage Organosolv Pulping: A Method for Obtaining Pulps with Low Hemicellulose Contents
Severino Abad, Valentín Santos and Juan Carlos Parajó*
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, Polytechnical Building, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, Spain
Abstract
Two-stage treatments of Eucalyptus globulus wood were carried out in HCl-acetic acid-water media in order to obtain high-purity cellulose pulps. The effects of selected operational variables affecting the first pulping stage on the yield and composition of delignified solids were determined. A pulp selected from this study was used as substrate for a further pulping stage, which was carried out either at the normal boiling temperature or at 130 °C under a variety of conditions. This method was found to be particularly suitable for obtaining pulps with low hemicellulose contents.
Keywords: Acetic acid pulping; Acetosolv process; Eucalyptus globulus wood; Organosolv pulping; Cellulose; Acid hydrolysis.
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