Kraft process Sulfite process
pH 13-14 1-4
temperature 160-180°C 125-170°C
  Pine%w/w DM Birch%w/w DM Spruce%w/w DM Birch%w/w DM
Monosaccharides arabinose       1   0
galactose     5 1
glucose     4 1
mannose     12 6
xylose     6 21
Organic acids acetic acid 4 9 4  
aldonic acids     5  
formic acid 6 4    
glucuronic acid       2
glucoisosaccharinic acid 7 3    
glycolic acid 2 2    
lactic acid 3 2    
2-hydroxybutanoic acid 1 5    
3,4-dideoxy pentanoic acid 2 1    
3-deoxypentanoic acid 1 1    
xyloisosaccharinic acid 1 2    
other acids 4      
Others        
lignin 33 27    
lignosulfonate     55  
hemicellulose 8 12    
Table 2: List of components in pulp and paper waste waters [105-107].