Dr Bob Allison

BSc Hons (Pulp and Paper Technology) North Carolina State University - 1971
PhD (Wood and Paper Science) North Carolina State University - 1985

Bob is the leader of Papro, the Scion group specialising in pulp, paper and packaging technologies. He has made major scientific contributions to the understanding of how best to process plantation-grown radiata pine into papermaking pulp.

During his science career, Bob has characterised and optimised radiata pine's response to a wide range of pulping and bleaching processes, including those developed with his team. He has also collaborated widely and conducted research on the basic mechanisms controlling these processes.

As a past-President of Appita, the Australasian pulp and paper technical association, Bob currently serves on the Editorial Board for the Appita Journal. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, co-recipient of the US EPA's 1999 Green Chemistry Challenge Award, and a recipient of a National Research Advisory Council Fellowship to undertake doctoral studies at NCSU under Professor Josef Gratzi. He has also served on the program committees of the International Symposium of Wood and Pulping Chemistry for a number of years.

Contact

Phone: +64 7 343 5899
Email: bob.allison@scionresearch.com

Research Capabilities

• Chemical pulping and bleaching technology - process chemistry
• Kinetic analysis
• Computer modeling
• Statistical design and analysis
• Process evaluation and optimisation
• Bleaching of mechanical pulps

Selected Publications

Allison, R., Peroxide bleaching of mechanical pulp from Pinus radiata. Appita 36 (5): 362-371 (1983).

Allison, R. and Gratzl, J., Oxidative pretreatment with hydrogen peroxide prior to alkaline pulping. J. Wood Chem. Tech. 7 (3): 285-309 (1987). (Presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Vancouver).

Allison, R. and Graham, K., Peroxide bleaching of mechanical pulp fractions from radiata pine. J. Pulp Paper Sci. 15 (4): J145-J150 (1989). (Presented at the 1988 CPPA Spring Conference, Jasper).

Allison, R., McFarlane, P. and Judd, M., Effect of chlorination conditions on effluents from bleaching of radiata pine kraft pulp. Parts 1 and 2. Paperi Puu 74 (5): 404-411 (1992), 75 (4): 234-240 (1993). (Presented at the 1991 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Stockholm).

Allison, R., Effects of pulping and bleaching conditions on the strength of radiata pine kraft pulp. Appita 46 (6): 424-428, 444 (1993). (Presented at the 47th Appita Annual General Conference, Rotorua).

Allison, R. and Clark, T, Effect of enzyme pretreatment on ozone bleaching. Tappi J. 77 (7): 127-134 (1994).

(Presented at the 1992 Pan-Pacific Pulp and Paper Technology Conference, Tokyo)

Pasco, M., Suckling, I. and Allison, R., Changes in fibre lignin during laboratory MCC pulping, Appita J. 50 (1): 149-155 (1997).

Allison, R., McGrouther, K. and Ellis, M., Optimising the effects of interstage peroxymonosulfate treatment on two-stage oxygen delignification. J. Pulp Paper Sci. 23 (9): J433-J438 (1997). (Presented at the 1996 International Pulp Bleaching Conference, Washington)

Allison, R., McGrouther, K., Lachenal, D., De Choudens, C. and Angelier, R., Improved oxygen delignification with interstage peroxymonosulfuric acid treatment. Part 2. Effect of hydrogen peroxide. Cell. Chem. Technol. 29: 451-462 (1995). (Presented at the 1994 Pulping Conference, San Diego)

Allison, R., Wrathall, S. and Ellis, M., Interaction of mechanical and chemical treatments on pulp strength during kraft pulp bleaching, Appita J. 51 (2): 107-113 (1998).(Presented at the of 51st Appita Annual General Conference, Melbourne,).

Allison, R., Wong, K., Suurnäkki, A. and Buchert, J., Hemicellulase-assisted bleaching of modified kraft pulp produced with polysulfide addition. J. Pulp Paper Sci. 24 (6): 178-183 (1998). (Presented at the 9th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Montreal).

Hall, J., Vuocolo, L., Suckling, I., Horwitz, C., Allison, R., Wright, L. and Collins, T., Catalytic activation of hydrogen peroxide (PFe) for kraft pulp bleaching. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Yokohama, Vol 1, pp 262-267 (1999)