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Fungal delignification and biomechanical pulping of wood

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This review article summarizes the results on microstructural changes and delignificantion, lignin-degrading enzyme systems, and biopulping of wood with lignin-degrading fungi. Biopulping, defined as the treatment of wood chips with lignin-degrading fungi prior to pulping, saves substantial amount of electrical energy during mechanical pulping, results in stronger paper, and lowers the environmental impact of pulping. Optical properties are diminished; however, brightness can be restored readily with peroxide bleaching. The economics of the process look attractive if the process can be performed in a chip-pile based system. Past work on biopulping had been minimal, however a comprehensive evaluation of biopulping at the Forest Products Laboratory suggests that biopulping has a good chance of commercial success.

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  1. University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center and Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, USA

    M. Akhtar

  2. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA

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  3. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, USA

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Akhtar, M., Blanchette, R.A., Kent Kirk, T. (1997). Fungal delignification and biomechanical pulping of wood. In: Eriksson, K.E.L., et al. Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102074

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