RT Journal Article T1 Relating near infrared spectra of Oryza sativa pulps to paper mechanical strength and brightness A1 Moral, Ana A1 Cabeza, Elena A1 Aguado, Roberto A1 Tijero, Antonio K1 Mechanical properties K1 Near infrared spectroscopy K1 Oryza sativa K1 Paper K1 Partial least-squares regression K1 Pulp AB Rice straw pulps produced under different conditions were subject to near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. At the same time, samples from those pulps were used to make handsheets, whose mechanical properties were measured. These values and those of brightness were successfully fitted to the pulping variables. Relating them to the NIR spectra, we found valid correlations for all parameters except the burst index, concluding that NIR spectroscopy could be used as an economical, timesaving and non-intrusive way to predict the mechanical strength of pulps before the paper sheet is made. PB Elsevier YR 2016 FD 2016-10-30 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24768 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24768 LA en NO Industrial Crops and Products, vol 89, p. 493-497 NO ECOWAL Group, Molelular Biology and Biochemical Engineering Dpt. Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Road of Utrera Km.1, 41013 Seville, Spain. DS RIO RD May 22, 2026