time evolving the process into a biorefinery, and thus producing hemicelluloses together
with paper products, was studied. Hardwood chips (Eucalyptus grandis) were pre-treated
with green liquor prior to pulp production. At optimal pre-treatment conditions, the pH of the
resulting extract was 7.8, the wood weight loss was 14%, and the hemicellulose extracted
was almost 40 kg/ton of woodchips. In the subsequent kraft pulping, the resulting data …