Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate prof., Faculty members Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,

2 M.Sc , Wood and Paper Science Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources,

3 Assis. Prof., Natural Resources and Agricultural Science University of Gorgan

Abstract

The effect of using commercial xylanase enzyme in prebleaching of bagasse kraft pulp was investigated. Xylanase enzyme from Trichoderma viride was added to pulp at various doses of 10, 25 and 50 IU/g pulp for reaction time 2h and then the enzyme treated pulp was bleached in ADED sequences (Acid sulfuric +Dioxide chlorine 4, 6, 8, 10% + Alkaline extraction + Dioxide chlorine 2% as available chlorine). The results have shown that with increased dioxide chlorine in D1 bleaching sequence, final brightness of bleached pulp was increased significantly (P<0.01). Furthermore, in the case of treated samples by xylanase enzyme optical properties of bleached pulp such as brightness and opacity were increased significantly (P<0.01). For yellowness, revolution of refiner for distinct pulp freeness and kappa number have shown decreased significantly (P<0.01). Maximum of brightness and minimum of kappa number and yellowness were belong to 25 IU/g pulp treatment that about 10.8, 3.98% and 2.24 unit have difference significantly (P<0.01) as compared with control sample respectively. Maximum of opacity and Minimum was belong to 50IU/g pulp treatment that about 3 and 13.24% have difference significantly as compared with control sample respectively. Regardless of obtained results 25IU/g pulp treatment could be selected as optimal treatment.

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