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Characterisation of SAPPI SAICCOR pulp mill's effluent.

dc.contributor.advisorMarsh, Jeremy J.
dc.contributor.advisorMulholland, Dulcie Aca.
dc.contributor.authorMoodley, Brenda.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-27T06:45:51Z
dc.date.available2012-06-27T06:45:51Z
dc.date.created2001
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.en
dc.description.abstractSAPPI SAJCCOR, whose factory is situated south of Durban, South Africa, is one of the few paper and pulp mills that uses the acid sulphite process with calcium and magnesium bases to produce a high-grade cellulose pulp. Four streams of effluent, namely, the calcium - spent liquor stream, the magnesium condensate stream and two streams from the bleaching effluent are produced during this sulphite pulping process and they contain a variety of organic compounds extracted from the wood. Characterisation of the effluent was based on isolation using column chromatography and identification using NMR techniques. A range of constituents, such as lignans and lignin - type precursors, a trilerpenoid and fatty acids were isolated and identified. X-ray diffraction was used to identify an inorganic residue obtained from the calcium - spent liquor stream and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was used to identify a wax residue. which builds up in the process. In addition to this, the carbohydrate content of the four streams of effluent was detennined using UV/visiblc spectroscopy.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/5610
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectWood-pulp--Chemistry.en
dc.subjectWood-pulp industry--Waste disposal.en
dc.subjectEffluent quality.en
dc.subjectWaste products--Environmental aspects.en
dc.subjectTheses--Chemistry.en
dc.titleCharacterisation of SAPPI SAICCOR pulp mill's effluent.en
dc.typeThesisen

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