Chemical pulp from corn stalks

Kateřina Hájková; Tereza Jurczyková; Michaela Filipi; Jiří Bouček

Biotechnology Reports (Mar 2023)

Chemical pulp from corn stalks

Kateřina Hájková,
Tereza Jurczyková,
Michaela Filipi,
Jiří Bouček

Affiliations

Kateřina Hájková: Czech University of Life Science Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Wood Processing and Biomaterials, Kamýcká 1176, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic; Corresponding author.
Tereza Jurczyková: Czech University of Life Science Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Wood Processing and Biomaterials, Kamýcká 1176, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic
Michaela Filipi: University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Macromolecular Materials, Studentská 573, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Jiří Bouček: Czech University of Life Science Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Wood Processing and Biomaterials, Kamýcká 1176, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic; Czech University of Life Science Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Applied Ecology, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 37
p. e00786

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This work aimed to carry out chemical cooking of corn stalks, both in a nitrate-alkaline manner and in a soda pulp method. The composition of corn is characterized by cellulose, lignin, ash, and substances extractable into polar and organic solvents. Handsheets were made from the pulp, for which the degree of polymerization, sedimentation rate, and strength properties was determined.

Published in Biotechnology Reports

ISSN: 2215-017X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/biotechnology-reports/

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