Updated 2. edition now available (2009)!

Edited by Bruno Lönnberg, Åbo Akademi University

• basics and fundamentals of mechanical pulping
• the mechanical pulping processes (SGW, PGW, TMP, CTMP)
• processes related to mechanical pulping (screening, cleaning, etc.)
• wood raw materials
• bleaching
• character and properties of mechanical pulps
• enviromental issues
• development trends

ISBN 978-952-5216-35-6

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Content:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. IDEA OF MECHANICAL PULPING
3. HISTORY OF MECHANICAL PULPING
4. FUNDAMENTALS OF MECHANICAL PULPING
5. WOOD RAW MATERIALS
6. GRINDING AND PRESSURE GRINDING
7. THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING
8. CHEMIMECHANICAL PULPING
9. SCREENING AND CLEANING
10. REJECT REFINING
11. BLEACHING OF MECHANICAL PULPS
12. THICKENING, STORAGE AND POST-REFINING
13. FLOWSHEETS FOR VARIOUS MECHANICAL PULPING AND SCREENING PROCESSES
14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MECHANICAL PULPING
15. THE CHARACTER AND PROPERTIES OF MECHANICAL PULPS
16. FUTURE OUTLOOK