The first edition was published in 2015. Many new developments have taken place in the last decade, which warrants a second edition on this topic. The second edition has been updated, revised, and extended. Several new chapters have been added. This book is a valuable reference which every pulp and papermaker/engineer/chemist/biotechnologist must have access. This book features in-depth and thorough coverage of minimum impact mill technologies which can meet the environmental challenges of the pulp and paper industry and also discusses mills and fiberlines that encompass state-of-the-art technology and management practices.
Chapter 1: General introduction.
Chapter 2: The status of the global
pulp and paper industry.
Chapter 3: Basic overview of Pulp and Paper
Manufacturing Process.
Chapter 4 Issues Facing the Paper Industry: Tackling
Environmental, Economic, and Social Challenges.
Chapter 5 Green chemicals to
address the issues faced by the pulp and paper industry.
Chapter 6 Minimum
impact mill technologies.
Chapter 7 State-of-the-Art Pulp Mills.
Chapter 8
Major pulp-mill projects underway.
Chapter 9 The Future of Sustainability at
Pulp and Paper mills.
Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a consultant in the field of paper and pulp. Her research career spans about forty years, having worked at the National Sugar Institute, University of Saskatchewan, University of Western Ontario, and Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and as a visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. She has been named among the Worlds Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in the list published in October 2024. This marks the sixth consecutive year that she has been included in this prestigious list. Dr. Bajpais main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology. She has contributed immensely to the field of industrial biotechnology and is a recognized expert in the field. Dr. Bajpai has written several advanced level technical books on environmental and biotechnological aspects of pulp and paper which have been published by leading publishers in the USA and Europe. She has also contributed chapters to several books and encyclopedia, obtained 11 patents, written several technical reports, and has implemented several processes in Indian Paper mills. Dr. Bajpai is an active member of the American Society of Microbiologists and is a reviewer of many international research journals.
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