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Pulping-tailored fiber properties from a novel Brazilian Eucalyptus hybrid

  • Marcelo Coelho dos Santos Muguet EMAIL logo , Fernando José Borges Gomes , Kyösti Ruuttunen , Leena-Sisko Johansson , Anna-Stiina Jääskeläinen , Jorge Luiz Colodette and Tapani Vuorinen
Published/Copyright: September 24, 2013
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Abstract

The chemical composition and morphology of pulp fibers have a significant impact on the properties of fiber products. Pulp samples from a novel unique Eucalyptus triple hybrid [Eucalyptus grandis × (Eucalyptus urophylla × Eucalyptus globulus)] were obtained by various pulping processes – kraft, soda-anthraquinone (NaOH-AQ), and thermomechanical pulping (TMP). The chemical composition of the fiber surfaces was evaluated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The surface lignin content of NaOH-AQ pulp fibers was lower than that of the kraft counterpart. However, kraft pulp handsheets showed better physical and mechanical properties. XPS data strongly suggests that together with the pulp bulk chemical composition the xylan is more abundant on the surface of kraft fibers, which is reflected on their better mechanical properties. Moreover, the relatively low surface lignin content in TMP pulp compared to wood suggests that defibration takes place in the secondary wall, where lignin is less concentrated.


Corresponding author: Marcelo Coelho dos Santos Muguet, Department of Forest Products Technology, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland, Phone: +358-50-360-5907, e-mail:

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Academy of Finland (Effect of fibre wall chemistry on energy demand in wood defibration, DEFIBRE), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq, Brazil), and the Multidisciplinary Institute of Digitalization and Energy (MIDE) at the Aalto University. The authors would also like to acknowledge José Maurício Lino, for the wood and pulps chemical characterization, Heikki Tulokas for the help during TMP experiments, Mirja Reinikainen for the Raman measurements, Matti Sarantola for the handsheets extractions, Lasse Tolonen and Anne Michud for the help during the GPC experiments, and Dr. Joseph Campbell for performing the XPS experiments.

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Received: 2013-6-26
Accepted: 2013-8-28
Published Online: 2013-9-24
Published in Print: 2014-4-1

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