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TAPPI JOURNAL Is a Free Benefit of TAPPI Membership, and Is Only Available to Members WWW.TAPPI.ORG JOURNAL THE PAPER AND PACKAGING INDUSTRIES’ TECHNICAL RESOURCE MARCH 2017 | VOL. 16 NO.3 SPECIAL LIGNIN VALORIZATION CONTENT SPECIAL FEATURE 107 Lignin carbon fiber: The path for quality Qiang Li, Arthur J. Ragauskas, and Joshua S. Yuan LIGNIN PRODUCTS 111 Melt-blown compostable polyester films with lignin Wolfgang G. Glasser, Robert Loos, Blair Cox, and Nhiem Cao LIGNIN CONVERSION 123 Accelerated aging of bio-oil from lignin conversion in subcritical water Huyen Nguyen Lyckeskog, Cecilia Mattsson, Lars Olausson, Sven-Ingvar Andersson, Lennart Vamling, and Hans Theliander LIGNIN CHARACTERIZATION 145 An easy and reliable method for syringyl:guaiacyl ratio measurement Raquel Prado, Lisa Weigand, Shikh M.S.N.S. Zahari, Xabier Erdocia, Jason P. Hallett, Jalel Labidi, and Tom Welton ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 157 Analysis of economically viable lignin-based biorefinery strategies implemented within a kraft pulp mill Cédric Diffo Téguia, Rod Albers, and Paul R. Stuart Do you want uniform furnish for your paper, board or tissue machine? Absolutely. Automatic, repeatable and fast dewatering measurements are critical in high quality stock preparation and in mechanical pulping process. ABB’s new L&W Freeness Online provides paper makers with all of the information needed to supply uniform and continuous furnish for the paper, board or tissue machine. L&W Freeness Online enables monitoring and controlling QHTGƂPGTUYJKEJYKNNTGFWEGGPGTI[EQPUWORVKQPCPFJGNRVQTGCEJFGYCVGTKPIUGVRQKPVU HCUVGTCHVGTYGDDTGCMUCPFRTQFWEVKQPUVQRU6QƂPFQWVOQTGEQPVCEV[QWTNQECN#$$ account manager or visit: www.abb.com/pulpandpaper ABB AB/Lorentzen & Wettre P.O. 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