Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China

Populus cathayana Rehder (PCR, Chinese poplar), Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. (FCR, Chinese ash), Platanus orientalis L. (PO, Oriental plane), and Acer palmatum Thunb. (AP, Japanese maple) are four common hardwoods in the northern hemisphere. In this work, chemithermomechanical pulps (CTMP) of the four w...

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Main Authors: Chuanmin Geng, Chuanyuan Yang, Zhenli Xu, Lianchen Xu, Yuquan Zhang, Yingjuan Fu, Guoyu Tian, Zhaojiang Wang
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Chuanyuan Yang
Zhenli Xu
Lianchen Xu
Yuquan Zhang
Yingjuan Fu
Guoyu Tian
Zhaojiang Wang
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Zhenli Xu
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Yuquan Zhang
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Zhaojiang Wang
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description Populus cathayana Rehder (PCR, Chinese poplar), Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. (FCR, Chinese ash), Platanus orientalis L. (PO, Oriental plane), and Acer palmatum Thunb. (AP, Japanese maple) are four common hardwoods in the northern hemisphere. In this work, chemithermomechanical pulps (CTMP) of the four wood species were prepared for comparative study of pulp properties. For unbleached CTMP, PCR and FCR exhibited the highest whiteness of 44%ISO, while AP demonstrated the highest tensile index of 24.2 N·m²/g, tear index of 1.23 mN·m2/g, and ring crush index of 7.2 N·m/g. For bleached CTMP using hydrogen peroxide, PO achieved the highest whiteness of 70.3% ISO at 6% hydrogen peroxide. AP showed the optimal tensile index of 24.7 N·m²/g. The experiments also revealed that PO exhibited the highest bulk of 3.6 cm³/g. This study provides a reference for selecting raw materials in pulp production.
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spelling doaj-art-e6f4366f276e4d348d9470acff71a62d2025-08-20T03:05:52ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262025-03-01202360436112651Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern ChinaChuanmin Geng0Chuanyuan Yang1Zhenli Xu2Lianchen Xu3Yuquan Zhang4Yingjuan Fu5Guoyu Tian6Zhaojiang Wang7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8494-4508State Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, ChinaShandong Tianhe Paper Co., LTD, Taian 271400, ChinaShandong Tianhe Paper Co., LTD, Taian 271400, ChinaRizhao Huatai Paper Co., LTD, Rizhao 276500, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, ChinaPopulus cathayana Rehder (PCR, Chinese poplar), Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. (FCR, Chinese ash), Platanus orientalis L. (PO, Oriental plane), and Acer palmatum Thunb. (AP, Japanese maple) are four common hardwoods in the northern hemisphere. In this work, chemithermomechanical pulps (CTMP) of the four wood species were prepared for comparative study of pulp properties. For unbleached CTMP, PCR and FCR exhibited the highest whiteness of 44%ISO, while AP demonstrated the highest tensile index of 24.2 N·m²/g, tear index of 1.23 mN·m2/g, and ring crush index of 7.2 N·m/g. For bleached CTMP using hydrogen peroxide, PO achieved the highest whiteness of 70.3% ISO at 6% hydrogen peroxide. AP showed the optimal tensile index of 24.7 N·m²/g. The experiments also revealed that PO exhibited the highest bulk of 3.6 cm³/g. This study provides a reference for selecting raw materials in pulp production.https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/24374hardwoodchemithermomechanicalpaper propertiespulp
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Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China
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paper properties
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title Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China
title_full Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China
title_fullStr Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China
title_full_unstemmed Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China
title_short Chemithermomechanical Pulping and Properties Comparison of Four Common Hardwood Species in Northern China
title_sort chemithermomechanical pulping and properties comparison of four common hardwood species in northern china
topic hardwood
chemithermomechanical
paper properties
pulp
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