Abstract: A method of producing cellulose pulp from a starting material containing lignin and cellulose, particularly from wood, wherein the starting material is treated with an organism capable of forming lignin-decomposing enzymes under conditions such that the lignin is substantially decomposed without appreciably affecting the cellulose.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 10, 1974
Date of Patent:
June 8, 1976
Assignee:
Svenska Traforskningsinstitutet and Skogshogskolan
Inventors:
Karl-Erik Eriksson, Paul Ander, Bjorn Henningsson, Thomas Nilsson, Bill Goodell