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Biochemical Pulping of Bagasse
Author(s) -
Bajpai Pratima,
Mishra Shree Prakash,
Mishra Om Prakash,
Kumar Sanjay,
Bajpai Pramod K.,
Singh Sarju
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
biotechnology progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6033
pISSN - 8756-7938
DOI - 10.1021/bp040005q
Subject(s) - bagasse , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , environmental science , engineering
This study deals with pretreatment of wheat straw with lignin‐degrading fungi and its effect on chemical pulping. Ceriporiopsis subvermispora strains, which preferentially attack the lignin, were used for biochemical pulping of bagasse. Treatment of depithed bagasse with different strains of C. subvermispora reduced the κ number by 10–15% and increased unbleached pulp brightness by 1.1–2.0 ISO points on chemical pulping at the same alkali charge. Bleaching of biopulps at the same chemical charge increased final brightness by 4.7–5.6 ISO points and whiteness by 10.2–11.4 ISO points. Fungal treatment did not result in any adverse effect on the strength properties of pulp.