An Overview of Bagasse as a Resource for the Australian Paper Industry
The need to reduce Australian pulp and paper imports and the rapid growth in the nearby Asia Pacific region suggest that an opportunity exists for the establishment of a new pulp mill in Australia. However, the economic environment, specifically currency fluctuations, has not been favourable for the large investment required to build a conventional bleached eucalypt kraft pulp mill. An alternative might be to utilize the relatively cheap bagasse produced in the sugar cane producing regions of Australia. Despite compelling economic advantages, no bagasse pulp mill has yet been constructed. The main problems appear to be the perceived lower quality of bagasse pulps, coupled with processing issues.
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|Item Type:||Journal Article|
|Keywords:||Pulp, Bagasse, Paper, Australia, Sugar|
|Subjects:||Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > MATERIALS ENGINEERING (091200) > Timber Pulp and Paper (091210)
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > MATERIALS ENGINEERING (091200)
|Divisions:||Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Division of Research and Commercialisation|
|Copyright Owner:||Copyright 2004 Agra Informa Ltd.|
|Deposited On:||04 Sep 2006|
|Last Modified:||08 Jun 2012 05:27|
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