Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-22-2015
Abstract
The requirement for high quality pulps which are widely used in paper industries has increased the demand for pulp refining (beating) process. Pulp refining is a promising approach to improve the pulp quality by changing the fiber characteristics. The diversity of research on the effect of refining on fiber properties which is due to the different pulp sources, pulp consistency and refining equipment has interested us to provide a review on the studies over the last decade. In this article, the influence of pulp refining on structural properties i.e., fibrillations, fine formation, fiber length, fiber curl, crystallinity and distribution of surface chemical compositions is reviewed. The effect of pulp refining on electrokinetic properties of fiber e. g., surface and total charges of pulps is discussed. In addition, an overview of different refining theories, refiners as well as some tests for assessing the pulp refining is presented. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Pulp refining, Beating, Refiner, Structural properties, Electrokinetic properties
Divisions
fac_eng
Funders
UMRG RP012D-13AET ,High Impact Research Grant, University of Malaya, Malaysia UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/45
Publication Title
Carbohydrate Polymers
Volume
115
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