title: Monocomponent endoglucanase treatment increases the reactivity of softwood sulphite dissolving pulp.
abstract: Softwood dissolving pulp was treated with a commercial monocomponent fungal endocellulase. The reactivity of the pulp for the production of rayon and cellulose derivatives as determined with the Fock method increased drastically with relatively low amounts of enzyme, and the yield loss and decrease of viscosity were moderate. The mechanism behind the increased reactivity is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. ghenrik@pmt.kth.se
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Henriksson
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christiernin
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agnemo
mesh_terms: D002480:Cellulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D028222:Picea / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D041605:Pinus sylvestris / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013447:Sulfites / Q000378:metabolism*; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D013447:Sulfites; D002480:Cellulase