Manufacture Technology of Bamboo Pulp and Paper
An English-language technical reference on turning bamboo into pulp and paper. The book connects bamboo structure and fibre properties with the principles, processes and equipment used in production.
 
Book details
Authors: Liu Yishan, Li Guifang and He Zhibin
Publisher: Southwest Jiaotong University Press
ISBN: 9787564398149
Language: English
Publication year: 2024
Format: Paperback, first edition
 
About the book
How does bamboo's structure influence its use as a papermaking fibre? What happens between harvesting bamboo and producing pulp? This book introduces the material first, then follows its use through traditional papermaking and modern industrial processing.
Its technical focus includes production methods, the factors that affect processing, and the equipment used at key stages. It offers background for readers studying bamboo fibre utilisation and the pulp-and-paper side of the bamboo value chain.
 
Contents at a glance
1. Introduction
Bamboo resources and the context for pulp and paper production.
2. Bamboo structure and applications
Species, growth characteristics, culm anatomy, cell types and chemical composition, followed by bamboo's uses in China.
3. Bamboo and paper
The origins and development of traditional bamboo papermaking, and its transition to industrial production.
4. Bamboo pulping
Harvesting, collection, storage and chip preparation; chemical and high-yield pulping; cooking processes and equipment; pulp washing, screening and cleaning.
5. Papermaking with bamboo pulp
The production stage that turns bamboo pulp into paper.
This is a condensed guide to the contents, rather than a reproduction of the full printed directory.
 
Inside the technical chapters
Understand the raw material: relate bamboo anatomy and fibre composition to processing.
Follow material preparation: explore the steps from collected bamboo to stored chips ready for pulping.
Compare process routes: study chemical and high-yield approaches, including their principles and equipment.
Look beyond cooking: follow washing, screening and cleaning before papermaking.
 
Who may find it useful?
Students and teachers of pulp and paper technology; researchers working with bamboo fibres; and professionals seeking technical background for bamboo processing projects.
For plantation owners exploring downstream markets, it provides an introduction to an industrial use of bamboo beyond poles and shoots.
 
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