The pulp and paper industry is full of difficult processes and aggressive matrices. Continuous monitoring of quality and analyzes must be carried out to run every phase of the papermaking process ...
Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific (GP) has announced plans to introduce a new method for recycling paper at its paperboard mill in Toledo, Oregon. Called Juno Technology, it aims to access fiber ...
Two Northeast Pennsylvania-based companies with a passion for paper continue efforts to promote environmental sustainability. As Earth Day approaches on Wednesday, Diamond K Inc. of Scranton — a ...
The latest short science news items from C&EN. Lignin, left over after cellulose fibers are removed from wood to make paper, contains a mix of aromatic compounds that chemists have found ways to ...
Paper can be fabricated from all different kinds of materials such as, reeds, flax, cotton, and even bagasse (sugarcane pulp). However, the majority of paper products are made from treated wood fibers ...
The chemical pulping process was discovered in the nineteenth century, and allowed wood to be pulped for strong, white, long-lasting paper. The goal of chemical pulping is to remove all the parts of ...
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Scientists have discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper.