Biological approach for pulping and bleaching of non-woody plants
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (United States)
In recent years the pulp and paper industry has expressed serious concerns regarding energy reduction and pollution abatement. These concerns are being vigorously addressed in a variety of ways including the use of biological approaches for pulping and bleaching of wood. We are also evaluating the substitution of wood with non-woody plants for the conservation of forests. Our initial investigation on biomechanical pulping of bast fibers has given very promising results with respect to saving in energy consumption and enhancement of pulp strength properties. Preliminary studies on a biomimetic approach for delignification of non-woody plant pulps using natural bovine heme and synthetic tetraphenyl-porphyrin iron (III) chloride in combination with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBH) have also been conducted with some promise. The paper also briefly reviews the advancements made in biological approach for pulping and bleaching of non-woody plants.
- OSTI ID:
- 370072
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960376-; TRN: 96:003805-0123
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Spring national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA (United States), 24-28 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 211th ACS national meeting; PB: 2284 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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