Medwick Byrd Jr
MB
Bio
Dr. Medwick V. Byrd, Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator for the Paper Science and Engineering program, Ph.D. North Carolina State University. His research interests are mechanical pulping, chemical pulping and bleaching, and non-wood pulping. Other areas of his research and technical service are agricultured fibers and biomass. Dr. Byrd is a member of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry.
Area(s) of Expertise
Mechanical, chemical, and non-wood pulping, bleaching, agricultural residue processing
Publications
- Pulping and bleaching of Malaysian oil palm empty fruit bunches , TAPPI Journal (2017)
- On the origins of adhesion in papermaking systems , Advances in Paper Science and Technology: Transactions of the 13th Fundamental research symposium, vols 1-3 (2005)
- Process for producing a pulp suitable for papermaking from nonwood fibrous materials , (2001)