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. 2021 Apr 29;8(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s40643-021-00385-3

Table 5.

Potential pollutants from pulp and paper mill waste

S. N Main input Process step Pollutants
1 Raw material/wood Wood preparation Solid wastes and wastewater
2 Chemicals/energy Pulp manufacture Air emissions and used water
3 Process water Pulp washing/screening Dissolved material, residual chemicals, and wastewater
4 Chemicals/energy Pulp bleaching Air emissions, dissolved material, residual chemicals, and wastewater
5 Energy Pulp drying Air emissions
6 Energy/water/chemicals Paper manufacture Solid wastes, dissolved material, residual chemicals, and wastewater