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The chemistry of paper /

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For what is thought of as an essentially mechanical process, paper manufacture involves a large amount of chemistry. The Chemistry of Paper provides an overview of the process of making paper from a chemical perspective. It deals with both the chemistry of paper as a material and the chemistry of it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, J. C. (John Christopher)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [1996]
Series:RSC paperbacks.
Subjects:
Papermaking > Chemistry.
Wood-pulp.
Papierfabricage.
Chemie.
Papeterie > Chimie.
Cellulose > Chimie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to paper
  • The material of paper
  • The chemistry of lignin and its removal
  • Cellulose fibre networks
  • The paper formation process
  • The surface chemistry of paper and the paper-making system
  • Chemical additives in the paper formation process
  • The surface modification of paper
  • Recycling of cellulose
  • Paper making and the environment.