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Topochemical investigation into the delignification of Eucalyptus globulus chips during semi-chemical sulfite pulping

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The course of delignification of Eucalyptus globulus fibers during neutral semi-chemical sulfite pulping (NSSC) was studied by universal microspectrophotometry (UMSP 80, ZEISS). UV-investigation into a cellular level enables the topochemical analyses of delignification within individual cell wall layers during cooking. Cooks were carried out in a laboratory seven liter digester with liquor circulation and electrical heating device. Chip samples were taken throughout the cooking for chemical and UV microscopic analyses. UV microscopy analysis revealed for Eucalyptus globulus chips a preferred lignin removal during NSSC cooking in cell corner and compound middle lamella regions.

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The authors thank T. Potsch and K. Brandt, Hamburg, for the assistance in embedding, sectioning and microscopic analysis and Prof. Dr. R. Patt and Dr. Uwe Schmitt, Hamburg, in critical reading of the manuscript.

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  1. Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (vTI), Leuschnerstr. 91, 21031, Hamburg, Germany

    Mathias Rehbein, Gerald Koch & Othar Kordsachia

  2. Laboratorio de Productos Forestales, Departamento de Ingeniería Química Facultad de ingeniería, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile

    Miguel Pereira

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This article is dedicated to Gerd Wegener on the occasion of his retirement as professor at the Technische Universität München.

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Rehbein, M., Pereira, M., Koch, G. et al. Topochemical investigation into the delignification of Eucalyptus globulus chips during semi-chemical sulfite pulping. Wood Sci Technol 44, 435–449 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-010-0363-1

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