Modeling kraft cooking kinetics of fiber mixes from TMP and unbleached kraft pulps for assessment of old corrugated cardboard delignification

Holzforschung ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 621-629
Author(s):  
Lucas Dollié ◽  
Gérard Mortha ◽  
Nathalie Marlin

AbstractKraft cooking kinetics of three different lignocellulosic substrates have been investigated, namely fibers from unbleached kraft pulp (UBKP from Pinus radiata), fibers from softwood unbleached thermomechanical pulp (TMP), and wood chips for TMP production. UBKP and TMP were considered to be representative of a fiber mixture obtained after the pulping and cleaning of old corrugated cardboards (OCC). The characteristic parameters for fitting a mathematical model for kraft pulping were estimated. Based on the results, a “fiber mixture cooking model” was developed to predict the cooking kinetics of TMP/UBKP mixes, accounting for the proportion of each component. The aim was to tailor OCC upcycling in terms of high quality products, which can be used for various purposes including paper and non-paper applications.

Holzforschung ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Hua Jiang ◽  
Jean Bouchard ◽  
Richard Berry

Abstract The finding that hexenuronic acid (HexA) groups can be selectively removed from kraft pulps by acid hydrolysis has provided an opportunity to reduce bleaching chemicals. However, there is evidence that the acid hydrolysis is not uniform. In this report, we evaluate the kinetics of acid hydrolysis of HexA in a xylan sample enriched with HexA, a conventional kraft pulp, and three modified kraft pulps: anthraquinone pulp (Kraft-AQ), polysulfide pulp (PS), and polysulfide-anthraquinone pulp (PS-AQ). We found that HexA present in the xylan and conventional kraft pulp behaved similarly toward the acid hydrolysis throughout. On the other hand, HexA present in the Kraft-AQ, PS-AQ and PS pulps was heterogeneous toward acid hydrolysis and the reaction can be separated into two pseudo-first-order kinetic phases, each of which has a different rate constant. The kinetic data provide evidence for the formation of lignin-HexA-xylan complexes during modified kraft pulping processes.


Holzforschung ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Miranda ◽  
Helena Pereira

Summary The kinetics of ASAM and kraft pulping of eucalypt wood (Eucalyptus globulus) were studied in relation to delignification and polysaccharide removal. In comparison to kraft, ASAM pulping had lower mass losses and delignification for the same temperature and reaction times (59.2% at Kappa 25 vs 50.0% at Kappa 17, at 180°C). The ASAM pulps have a higher brightness. ASAM pulping had a short initial period with no mass loss and lignin removal, followed by two reaction phases: a main phase where 61% of lignin was removed (at 180°C) and a subsequent final phase. In comparison to kraft, the main delignification rates of ASAM pulping were approximately 2.5 slower (at 180°C, −1.8 × 10−2 min−1 for ASAM and −4.2 × 10−2 for kraft pulping), and the calculated Arrhenius activation energies were higher (132.4 kJ mol−1 and 83.5 kJ mol−1, respectively). The loss of cellulose was relatively small (12.5 %) and lower than in kraft pulps.


2019 ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Ivan Nikolaevich Koverninskij

The article provides material on the study of chemical-thermomechanical pulp (CTMM) from poplar wood, produced by the Chinese company WeifangderuibioloDgical TECHNOLODGY CO., LTD. As a result of the research, it was established that CTMP of poplar wood has the ability to be easily milled with a significant increase (by 30–80%) of physical and mechanical properties. The interval of the possible degree of grinding, in which the mass can be used with the greatest efficiency, is recommended 30–50 °SR. CTMM in unbleached form is a high-quality primary semi-finished fibrous material that can be effectively used in combination with waste fiber for the production of corrugated paper and cardboard for flat layers of corrugated cardboard (test liner). Adding weight to the composition is appropriate in the range of 20–50%. CTMM in bleached form is a high-quality primary fiber for the production of base paper for various sanitary purposes. Compositions with bleached cellulose, in which cellulose should be added within 15–20%, will differ in high efficiency in imparting properties to paper. When using coniferous sapwood (pine, larch), a characteristic large-tonnage waste of Russian enterprises, an increase in the mechanical properties of the mass is expected by 20–30%. Such a mass will be a significant factor in the development of the production of containerboard, sanitary and hygienic, as well as other types of paper and cardboard. The CTMM technology offered by the Chinese company WeifangderuibioloDgical TECHNOLODGY CO., LTD is recommended for use by Russian timber merchants. In terms of its importance, the technology is capable of solving the tasks of developing the production of pulp, paper and cardboard, provided for in the Strategy for the Development of the Forest Complex of Russia until 2030.


Holzforschung ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Størker T. Moe ◽  
Arthur J. Ragauskas

Summary The chemistry of oxygen delignification of high-yield kraft pulp was studied by analysis of residual lignin extracted from kraft and kraft-oxygen pulps using the acid hydrolysis/dioxane extraction method. For reference pulps cooked to kappa numbers between 20 and 25, the content of free phenolic groups decreased to about 50% the original value upon oxygen delignification, while the content of carboxylic acid groups increased by 50–100%. For lignins isolated from high-yield kraft pulp and oxygen delignified high-yield kraft pulp, it was shown that high-yield kraft pulping with polysulfide (PS) and anthraquinone (AQ) gives a residual lignin which is chemically different from that of kraft pulps cooked to lower kappa numbers. Lignin extracted from oxygen delignified high-yield PS/AQ kraft pulp was more similar to lignins extracted from kraft pulps cooked to lower kappa numbers.


1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Werner ◽  
Erwin E. Elert ◽  
Edward H. Holsten

A kraft pulping study on standing white spruce (Piceaglauca (Moench) Voss) killed by spruce beetles (Dendroetonusrufipennis (Kirby)) in south central Alaska showed no difference in pulp yield between trees dead for 1 year and those dead for as long as 50 years. Strength properties of beetle-killed white spruce remained extremely high in all dead trees regardless of how long they had been dead, so they apparently could be used for producing high-quality kraft pulps. These are the first results reported in which standing trees dead for as long as 50 years produced high-quality bleached and unbleached pulps.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUNG-HOON YOON ◽  
MEHMET SEFIK TUNC ◽  
ADRIAAN VAN HEININGEN

Southern mixed hardwood chips were extracted with alkaline solutions at different chemical charges, times (45-110 min), and temperatures (125°C-160°C). At high alkali charges (10% and 20% sodium hydroxide [NaOH] as sodium oxide [Na2O]), the extract was strongly alkaline (pH about 13) and 17%-40% of the wood was dissolved. Subsequent kraft cooking of the extracted chips yielded 5%-7% less pulp than that of control kraft pulps. However, at reduced alkali charge, just sufficient to approximately neutralize the acids released during pre-extraction, the pulp yield (on original wood) after subsequent kraft pulping was not affected. In this case, about 5%-10% of the wood substance is removed during pre-extraction with 3% NaOH or 3% green liquor (+0.05% anthraquinone) at 140°C and 160°C for 60, 90, and 110 min. The green liquor extract obtained after 110 min at 160°C contained 2.1% (oven-dry weight basis) of sugars, 2.1% acetic acid, and 1.6% lignin accounting for 64% of the wood weight loss. Kraft pulping of the pre-extracted wood chips performed at 12% effective alkali charge showed significantly improved delignification rates and approximately the same or slightly higher yield than the kraft control at 15% effective alkali. The near-neutral green liquor+anthraquinone pre-extraction kraft pulps showed lower refining response but higher tear resistance and similar tensile strength compared to control kraft pulps.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
TATIANA M. PÓVOAS ◽  
DINA A.G. ANGÉLICO ◽  
ANA P.V. EGAS ◽  
PEDRO E.G. LOUREIRO ◽  
LICÍNIO M. GANDO-FERREIRA ◽  
...  

We conducted a comparative evaluation of different treatments for the bleaching of eucalypt kraft pulps beginning with OP stages. The treatments tested were (1) an acid chelation stage with DTPA (OQP sequence); (2) a hot acid stage (AOP sequence); and (3) a chelant addition into the alkaline oxygen stage ((OQ)P and A(OQ)P sequences). The latter strategy was also studied for environmental reasons, as it contributes to the closure of the filtrate cycle. The OQP sequence leads to the highest brightness gain and pulp viscosity and the lowest peroxide consumption caused by an efficient metals control. Considering that the low biodegradability of the chelant is a problem, the A(OQ)P sequence is an interesting option because it leads to reduced peroxide consumption (excluding OQP) while still reaching high brightness values and similar brightness reversion to OQP prebleaching, with only a viscosity loss of 160 dm3/kg. Therefore, a hot acid stage could be considered when a separate acid Q stage is absent in a prebleaching sequence of Eucalyptus globulus kraft pulps involving OP stages.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIAN N. BROGDON

Our previous investigation [1] re-analyzed the data from Basta and co-workers (1992 TAPPI Pulping Conference) to demonstrate how oxidative alkaline extraction can be augmented and how these changes affect chlorine dioxide consumption with elemental chlorine-free (ECF) sequences. The current study manipulates extraction delignification variables to curtail bleaching costs with a conventional U.S. Southern softwood kraft pulp. The economic advantages of ~0.35% to 0.65% H2O2 peroxide reinforcement in a 70°C (EOP)-stage versus 90°C (EO)-stage are predisposed to the brightness targets, to short or long bleach sequences, and to mill energy costs. Minimized bleaching costs are generally realized when a 90°C (EO) is employed in D0(EO)D1 bleaching, whereas a 70°C (EOP) is economically advantageous for D0(EOP)D1E2D2 bleaching. The findings we disclose here help to clarify previous ECF optimization studies of conventional softwood kraft pulps.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 287-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANNATUN NAYEEM ◽  
M. SARWAR JAHAN ◽  
RAZIA SULTANA POPY ◽  
M. NASHIR UDDIN ◽  
M.A. QUAIYYUM

Jute cutting, jute caddis, and cutting-caddis mixtures were prehydrolyzed by varying time and temperature to get about 90% prehydrolyzed yield. At the conditions of 170°C for 60 min of prehydrolysis, the yield for 100% jute cutting was 76.3%, while the same for jute caddis was only 67.9%. But with prehydrolysis at 150°C for 60 min, the yield was 90% for jute cutting, where 49.94% of original pentosan was dissolved and prehydrolysis of jute caddis at 140°C in 60 min yielded 86.4% solid residue. Jute cutting-caddis mixed prehydrolysis was done at 140°C for 30 min and yielded 92% solid residue for 50:50 cutting-caddis mixtures, where pentosan dissolution was only 29%. Prehydrolyzed jute cutting, jute caddis, and cutting-caddis mixtures were subsequently kraft cooked. Pulp yield was only 40.9% for 100% jute cutting prehydrolyzed at 170°C for 60 min, which was 10.9% lower than the prehydrolysis at 140°C. For jute cutting-caddis mixed prehydrolysis at 140°C for 45 min followed by kraft cooking, pulp yield decreased by 3.3% from the 100% cutting to 50% caddis in the mixture, but 75% caddis in the mixture decreased pulp yield by 6.7%. The kappa number 50:50 cutting-caddis mixture was only 11.3. Pulp bleachability improved with increasing jute cutting proportion in the cutting-caddis mixture pulp.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 3436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Borrega ◽  
Hannes Orelma

The effects of xylan extraction from birch kraft pulp on the manufacture and properties of cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films were here investigated. Hot water extractions of bleached and unbleached kraft pulps were performed in a flow-through system to remove and recover the xylan. After the extraction, the pulps were oxidized with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) and fibrillated in a high-pressure microfluidizer. Compared to CNF from bleached kraft pulp, the CNF dispersions obtained from water-extracted pulps were less viscous and generally contained a higher amount of microfiber fragments, although smaller in size. In all cases, however, smooth and highly transparent films were produced from the CNF dispersions after the addition of sorbitol as plasticizer. The CNF films made from water-extracted pulps showed a lower tensile strength and ductility, probably due to their lower xylan content, but the stiffness was only reduced by the presence of lignin. Interestingly, the CNF films from water-extracted bleached pulps were less hydrophilic, and their water vapour permeability was reduced up to 25%. Therefore, hot water extraction of bleached birch kraft pulp could be used to produce CNF films with improved barrier properties for food packaging, while obtaining a high-purity xylan stream for other high-value applications.


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