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099		9	_aAIT Thesis no.PP-02-4
100	1		_aHeikura, Hannu
245	1	4	_aThe cost structure and the future prospects of a Chinese rice straw pulp mill
260			_aBangkok : _bAsian Institute of Technology, _c2002
300			_a77 leaves
490	1		_aThesis ; _vno. PP-02-4
502			_aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002
500			_aA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
520			_aThe aim of this study was to increase the understanding of the future prospects of rice sh·aw pulp from an economic viewpoint. The main cost factors in the production of rice sh·aw pulp were found to be chemical, elech·icity, fuel, raw material and labour costs, which made up for 67% of the total costs. The unit price ofrice straw pulp was found to be € 283/ADt. The maximum proportion of hardwood pulp that could be replaced with rice sh·aw pulp was at least 16%. Here the loss in the drainage, sh·ength and optical prope1ties needed for the production of fine paper grades was still acceptable. These two findings were used for the estimation of the economic viability of rice straw in the case of mixing. Scenarios with different prices for market eucalyptus pulp were combined to the previously described findings. The estimation was made for the hypothetical context of a 400 000 ADt producing fine paper mill with a pipeline connection to the case mill. In the absence of import tariffs for eucalyptus pulp, the savings resulting from the mixing would vary from 4.1 % to 12.7% in the scenarios. Based on the findings the replacement of market eucalyptus pulp can be estimated to be economically viable. The specific characteristics of rice sh·aw should, however, also be taken into consideration when deciding the future use of rice straw pulp.
650		0	_aPulp mills _xCosts
700	1		_aKolehmainen, Heikki, _eChairperson
700	1		_aNazhad, Mousa M., _eExamination Committee
700	1		_aRuhanen, Mauno, _eExamination Committee
710	2		_aEuropean Commission, _eScholarship Donor
710	2		_aPTS Program, _eScholarship Donor
810	2		_aAsian Institute of Technology. _tThesis ; _vno. PP-02-4
856			_3Full-Text _uhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B07365
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