Alkali dose (%)

Addition of ethanol (%)

Screened pulp yield (%)

Kappa no.

Rejects (%)

Ethanol-soda pulping

12

20

43.02 ± 0.83

17.52 ± 0.45

0.82 ± 0.03

12

25

44.50 ± 0.86

16.68 ± 0.39

0.79 ± 0.03

12

30

47.48 ± 0.72

16.13 ± 0.34

0.65 ± 0.02

12

35

45.66 ± 0.62

15.84 ± 0.25

0.53 ± 0.01

Bio-soda pulping

12

─

42.76 ± 0.57

16.12 ± 0.54

0.75 ± 0.02

Soda pulping

12

─

43.58 ± 0.75

17.38 ± 0.40

0.88 ± 0.04