Table of Contents
Preface V
Chapter 1 Biorefining and the pulp and paper industry Valentin I. Popa 1
Chapter 2 Pulping fundamentals and processing Dan Gavrilescu 19
Chapter 3 Fibrous raw materials from agricultural residues Adrian Catalin Puitet Bogdan Marian Tofanica Dan Gavrilescu 49
Chapter 4 Chemical pulp bleaching Ivo Valchev 73
Chapter 5 Recent advances in processing of biomass feedstocks for high added value outlets through bio-greening pathways Emmanuel Koukios Lazaros Karaoglanoglou Dimitrios Koullas Nikolaos Kourakos Anna Moutsatsou Sofia Papadaki Ioannis Panagiotopoulos 117
Chapter 6 Valuable biobased products through hydrothermal decomposition Irina Volf Iuliana Bejenari Valentin I. Popa 141
Chapter 7 Catalytic conversion of hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid to biomass-based chemicals Yue Shen Bo Wang Runcang Sun 163
Chapter 8 Chemistry and physics of cellulose and cellulose substance Milichovský Miloslav 195
Chapter 9 Wood- and nonwood fibers in fibrous structures with Common and high-tech applications Florin Ciolacu 251
Chapter 10 Cellulose-based hydrogels: design, structure-related properties, and medical applications Daniela Rusu Diana Elena Ciolacu 287
Chapter 11 Nanocelluloses: preparations, properties, and applications in medicine Diana Ciolacu Valentin I. Popa 317
Chapter 12 Ionic derivatives of cellulose: new approaches in synthesis, characterization, and their applications Dana Mihaela Suflet 341
Chapter 13 Novel methods to control the optical anisotropy of cellulose esters Masayuki Yamaguchi Shogo Nobukawa Mohd Edeerosey Abd Manaf Kultida Songsurang Hikaru Shimada 375
Index 399
