Biermann's Handbook of Pulp and Paper

Dr. Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a Consultant in the field of Paper and Pulp. She has over 36 years of experience in research at the National Sugar Institute, University of Saskatchewan, the Universitiy of Western Ontario, in Canada, in addition to the Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre, in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada and as a visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. She has been named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in the list published in October 2022. This is the third consecutive year that she has made it into the prestigious list. Dr. Bajpai’s main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology. She has contributed immensely to the field of industrial biotechnology and is a recognized expert in the field. Dr. Bajpai has written several advanced level technical books on environmental and biotechnological aspects of pulp and paper which have been published by leading publishers in the USA and Europe. She has also contributed chapters to a number of books and encyclopedia, obtained 11 patents, written several technical reports, and has implemented several processes in Indian Paper mills. Dr. Bajpai is an active member of the American Society of Microbiologists and is a reviewer of many international research journals.

1. Refining and Pulp Characterization2. Paper and its Properties3. Stock Preparation 4. Additives for Papermaking5. Paper Manufacture – Wet End Operation6. Paper Manufacture – Dry End Operation7. Coating8. Paper and Board Grades 9. Paper Bioprocessing10. Papermaking Chemistry11. Optical Properties of Paper12. Corrugated Containers13. Printing and Graphic Arts14. Water Circuits in Paper Mill15. Environmental Impact 16. Metric and English Units and Unit Analysis17. Carbohydrate Chemistry18. Polymer Chemistry19. Colloid and Surface Chemistry20. Introductory Chemistry Reviews21. Analytical and Coordinate Chemistry22. Total Quality Management23. Hydraulics24. Process Control25. Miscellaneous Topics26. Updates and Bibliography