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Bioconversion of waste water from the pulp and paper industry

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The pulp and paper industry is one of the most important sectors of the Canadian economy. Although beneficial, this industry ïs associated with numerous environmental problems. Every year this industry uses approximately 80 millions tons of chemical products and an enormous quantity of fresh water (100–170 m3 ton-i of produced pulp). This industrial sector is one of the biggest water polluters and hence is potentially harmful to aquatic ecosystems. Increasing demands for improvement in pulp quality and environmental safety standards forces this industry to make changes continuously. At present, the pulp and paper industry more than ever needs new technologies in order to minimize the production of hazardous substances.

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El Haji, K., Sachdeva, V., Tyagi, R.D. (1998). Bioconversion of waste water from the pulp and paper industry. In: Martin, A.M. (eds) Bioconversion of Waste Materials to Industrial Products. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5821-7_11

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