Biotechnology for Pulp and Paper Processing

• Main Author: Bajpai, Pratima (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Carbohydrates.; Chemical engineering.; Environmental chemistry.; Pollution prevention.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Carbohydrate Chemistry.; Industrial Pollution Prevention.; Environmental Chemistry.

This book provides the most up-to-date information available on various biotechnological processes useful in the pulp and paper industry. Each of the twenty chapters covers a specific biotechnological process or technique, discussing the advantages, limitations, and future prospects of the most impo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Brief description of pulp- and paper-making process
• Tree improvement
• Biodebarking
• Biodepitching
• Bioretting
• Biopulping
• Biobleaching
• Biodeinking
• Fiber modification
• Removal of shives
• Production of dissolving grade pulp
• Biological treatment of pulp paper mill effluent
• Slime control
• Stickies control
• Enzymatic modification of starch
• Biofiltration of odourous gasses
• Management/utilisation of waste water treatment sludges
• Integrated Forest Biorefinery.