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Previous editions of The Bleaching of Pulp have provided comprehensive information on the technology used to bleach wood pulps. The 5th edition is more focused on the modern industrial processes with less emphasis on fundamental science. New or more comprehensive sections are included on elemental chlorine free bleaching, enzymes, acid treatments for hexeneuronic acids, control of mineral scale and multi-stage modeling as used to optimize bleaching among multiple stages.

This book is a comprehensive overview about basic starch chemistry, starch modifications, quality control, shipment, storage, cooking, in-mill conversion, best practices of application in surface sizing and coating, and also includes the environmental aspects. You will find a description of developments for modified starches, co-polymers, and coating technology that have happened in the last decade. This book includes a learning aid, providing lots of AHA’s and guidance to development efforts in the starch industry.

Cellulose nano-crystals and cellulose nano-fibrils have been known for 20-50 years, but recent research suggesting very high strength properties and other unique physical properties have generated extensive interest in these materials. The book is a collection of two to three page summaries on recently completed and on-going research with these high strength materials. Topics include: production and modification, composites, other applications, modeling, and standards.

This book details the chemical engineering fundamentals of the kraft recovery process, including mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, phase separations, heat and mass transport phenomena, and reaction kinetics. Each kraft recovery unit operations, including multiple effect evaporation, recovery boiler operations, green liquor processing, causticizing, and white liquor processing is discussed in detail.Sample problems are posed and detailed solutions are presented. Additional instructive process problems are included at the end of each chapter for analysis and solution by the reader.