Wood quality for kraft pulping of Eucalyptus globulus origins planted in Uruguay

Eucalyptus globulus is an important raw-material for kraft pulping and has a wide geographical distribution. The objective of this paper was to evaluate E. globulus origins in terms of their wood and pulp properties. The results showed that wood density values for the origins are within the values c...

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Autores: Resquin, Fernando, Barrichelo, Luiz Ernesto George, Da Silva Jr., Francides Gomes, Brito, José Otávio, Sansigolo, Cláudio Angeli
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/231026
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11449/231026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Basic density
Chemical composition
Eucalyptus globulus
Fiber dimensions
Kraft pulp
Pulp
Pulp strength
Refining
Wood quality
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Sumario:Eucalyptus globulus is an important raw-material for kraft pulping and has a wide geographical distribution. The objective of this paper was to evaluate E. globulus origins in terms of their wood and pulp properties. The results showed that wood density values for the origins are within the values considered advisable for kraft pulp production; origins with the highest wood density were from the south of Victoria state; fiber dimensions indexes obtained in this study allow us to infer that all origins are suitable for paper production; holocellulose content varied from 69 to 72%; the highest screened yield values correspond to the origins from south Victoria.