"Everyone involved in paper making knows Asten as a world class manufacturer of paper machine clothing. Perhaps less well known is that Asten started in this industry more than 120 years ago. Since then the company has taken advantage of modern manufacturing techniques to produc…
This book will focus on lignocellulosic fibres as a raw material for several applications. It will start with wood chemistry and morphology. Then, some fibre isolation processes will be given, before moving to composites, panel and paper manufacturing, characterization and aging.
A witty, personal and entertaining meditation on the history and meaning of paper during the (passing) era of its universal importance.
"Nonwood Plant Fibers for Pulp and Paper examines the use of nonwood plant fibers for pulp and paper, worldwide pulping capacity of nonwood fibers, categories of non-wood raw materials, problems associated with the utilization of non-wood fibers, pulping, bleaching, chemical rec…
"Nonwood Plant Fibers for Pulp and Paper examines the use of nonwood plant fibers for pulp and paper, worldwide pulping capacity of nonwood fibers, categories of non-wood raw materials, problems associated with the utilization of non-wood fibers, pulping, bleaching, chemical rec…
Working with Paper builds on a growing interest in the materials of science by exploring the gendered uses and meanings of paper tools and technologies, considering how notions of gender impacted paper practices and in turn how paper may have structured knowledge about gender. T…
Pulp and paper industry: energy conservation
Pulp and Paper Industry: Energy Conservation presents a number of energy-efficient technologies and practices that are cost-effective and available for implementation today. Emerging energy-efficient technologies and future prospects in this field are also dealt with. Qualitativ…
Pulp and Paper Industry: Energy Conservation presents a number of energy-efficient technologies and practices that are cost-effective and available for implementation today. Emerging energy-efficient technologies and future prospects in this field are also dealt with. Qualitativ…
V. 1. "Cette histoire commence dans la nuit des temps. Un homme qui passe remarque un arbuste dont les branches se terminent par des flocons blancs. On peut imaginer qu'il approche la main. L'espèce humaine vient de faire connaissance avec la douceur du coton. Depuis des années,…
Paper and culture in medieval England: An introduction -- Paper stories -- The economics of paper -- Writing on paper -- The character of paper and its use in medieval books -- Paper in the medieval literary imagination -- Epilogue: The age of paper.