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Characterization of fibers after xylanase and modified laccase-glutamate system biobleaching of old newsprint pulp

  • Guozheng Chen , Jinquan Wan EMAIL logo , Yongwen Ma and Yan Wang

Abstract

The macroscopic and microscopic properties of old newsprint pulp with xylanase, MLac/Glu (modified laccase-glutamate system), and X-MLac/Glu (xylanase synergistic modified laccase-glutamate system) pretreatment was investigated by means of fiber quality measurements (FQA), attenuated total reflectance-infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR), headspace gas chromatography (HSGC), X-ray diffract ion method (XRD), Low-temperature nitrogen absorption and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results showed that, compare with the control pulp, the brightness and lightness ( L ) of hydrogen peroxide bleached pulp after X-MLac/Glu pretreatment increased by 5.86 % ISO and 3.58 %, respectively. FQA analysis revealed that coarseness and fine fiber content increased slightly. The content of carboxyl groups and water retention value increased remarkably by 31.11 % and 39.22 %, respectively. The paper physical analysis showed that the paper strength properties have improved significantly. The crystallinity of cellulose decreased by 3.82 % due to X-MLac/Glu pretreatment. ATR-IR analysis indicated some non-cellulose components are removed. The BJH average pore size and BET specific surface area increased after enzyme pretreatment. The SEM analysis showed that through X-MLac/Glu treatment the fiber surface becomes rough and the connections between the fibers become tighter, more fibrils appeared.

Award Identifier / Grant number: 31670585

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2018YFE0110400

Funding statement: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31670585), The National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2018YFE0110400).

  1. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Received: 2020-10-11
Accepted: 2021-01-04
Published Online: 2021-02-18
Published in Print: 2021-03-26

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