scholarly journals Strong paper from spruce CTMP – Part II: Effect of pressing at nip press temperatures above the lignin softening temperature

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Norgren ◽  
Gunilla Pettersson ◽  
Hans Höglund
Keyword(s):  
Compression Strength ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Softening Temperature ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Cationic Starch ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Very High

Abstract The main objective of the current study was to demonstrate that it is possible to enhance strength properties of sheets from spruce HT-CTMP and CTMP furnishes up to the same level as is common on sheets from softwood kraft pulps by changing conditions in papermaking. To achieve that, sheets of spruce HT-CTMP and CTMP were consolidated at densities close to that of the reference bleach kraft pulp by pressing at press nip temperatures well above the tack and softening temperatures of lignin. On sheets from spruce CTMP (CSF 420 ml), where the fibers were surface treated with cationic starch, it was possible to reach tensile index at the same level as on sheets from the untreated reference kraft pulp. The compression strength (SCT) of CTMP and HT-CTMP sheets, which were achieved at the highest press nip temperature (200 °C) in the study, was equal to or higher than that of the reference kraft pulp sheets. The results show that there is a great yet unexploited potential in papermaking from spruce HT-CTMP and CTMP furnishes, which could be utilized in manufacturing of products where very high requirements upon strength is demanded.

Alkaline peroxide treatment of ECF bleached softwood kraft pulps: Part 2. Effect of increased fiber charge on refining, wet-end application, and hornification

Holzforschung ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Dang ◽  
Thomas Elder ◽  
Jeffery S. Hsieh ◽  
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Cationic Starch ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Alkaline Peroxide ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Starch Adsorption

Abstract The effect of increased fiber charge on refining, cationic starch adsorption, and hornification was examined. Two pulps were investigated: (1) a softwood (SW) kraft pulp (KP) which was bleached elementally chlorine-free (ECF) and served as control; and (2) a control pulp treated with alkaline peroxide, which had a higher fiber charge. It was shown that increased fiber charge can improve the efficiency of the refining treatment, as indicated by differences in tensile index refined from 0 to 1000 revolutions. When the control pulp was refined from 4000 to 8000 revolutions, the tensile index decreased. In contrast, the tensile index of the higher fiber charge pulp (HCP) was higher under the same refining conditions. Upon addition of 2% cationic starch to both pulps, the tensile index of the control pulp increased by 13.7% and that of HCP by 23.7%. Atomic force microscopy did not reveal differences in the surface morphology of the two pulps with and without cationic starch adsorption. Peroxide treatment enhanced the fiber charge of the never-dried pulp. This was beneficial in reducing hornification when pulp was dried at 105°C. However, if the once dried pulp at 105°C was treated with peroxide, this resulted in a drastic decrease in intrinsic viscosity of the pulp and lower tensile and burst indices of the test sheets.

scholarly journals Bleached kraft pulp production from Pinus tecunumanii (Eguiluz e Perry)

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonel F. Torres ◽  
Roberto Melo ◽  
Jorge Luiz Colodette
Keyword(s):  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Kappa Number ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Oxygen Delignification ◽  
Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽  
Pinus Tecunumanii ◽  
Pulp Production

The use of 12-year-old Pinus tecunumanii (Eguiluz e Perry) grown in Colombia was evaluated for bleached kraft pulp production. Kraft pulps of kappa number 30 ± 1 were produced, and oxygen delignified and bleached to 90% ISO with ECF processes. The bleached pulps produced under optimum conditions were evaluated with regard to their strength properties. Pinus tecunumanii wood required low effective alkali charge to reach the desired kappa number and the unbleached pulp showed high oxygen delignification efficiency and bleachability when a OD(EO)DED sequence was used. The bleached pulps presented good physical-mechanical properties, which are comparable to those obtained with more traditional pines such as Pinus taeda and Pinus radiata. The results demonstrate that this tropical pine species is a suitable raw material for bleached kraft pulp production

scholarly journals MODIFIKASI PERMUKAAN SERAT LBKP DAN HASIL DEINKING DENGAN KARBOKSIMETIL SELULOSA

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonny Kurnia Wirawan ◽  
Nina Elyani ◽  
Jenni Rismijana
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Fiber Strength ◽  
Fiber Quality ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽  
Tear Index

The strength properties of paper are strongly affected by fiber quality. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of modification fiber by carboxymethylation of leaf bleached kraft pulp (LBKP) and deinked pulp (DIP) by using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Carboxymethylation was carried out by addition of various concentration of CMC and cationic agent of CaCl2. Handsheets with 70 gsm were made from the stock, and the physical properties were tested as the tensile index, stretch, tensile energy absorption (TEA), tearing index, and bursting index as well as SEM analysis. The results showed that the highest increase of fiber strength of LBKP and DIP was achieved by addition of 1% CMC and 9.19% CaCl2. For LBKP, the increasing of tensile index was 18.1%, stretch 27%, TEA 30.2%, tear index 7,8 % and burst index 16,7%. Whereas for DIP, the increasing of tensile index reached 29.9%, stretch 22.2%, TEA 61.2%, tear index 20.7% and burst index 63.1%. From the results of SEM analysis showed that the addition of CMC and CaCl2 increased fiber bonding.Keywords: CMC, LBKP, DIP ABSTRAK Sifat kekuatan kertas sangat dipengaruhi oleh kualitas serat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh modifikasi serat kraft putih kayu daun (LBKP) dan serat hasil deinking (DIP) dengan karboksimetilasi menggunakan karboksimetil selulosa (CMC). Modifikasi secara karboksimetilasi dilakukan dengan variasi penambahan CMC dan sebagai cationic agent CaCl2. Lembaran dibuat dari stok dengan gramatur 70 gsm, kemudian dilakukan pengujian fisik dengan parameter indeks tarik, regang, TEA, indeks sobek dan indeks retak. Selain itu lembaran juga diuji morfologi dan SEM. Hasil penelitian menunjukan peningkatan kekuatan lembaran tertinggi dicapai oleh LBKP maupun DIP, pada kondisi penambahan 1% CMC and 9.19% CaCl2. Untuk LBKP peningkatan indeks tarik adalah 18,1%, regang 27%, TEA 30,2%, indeks sobek 7,8 % dan indeks retak 16,7%. Sedangkan untuk DIP, peningkatan indeks tarik mencapai 29,9%, regang 22,2%, TEA 61,2%, indeks sobek 20,7% dan indeks retak 63,1%. Hasil analisa SEM menunjukan bahwa dengan penambahan CMC dan CaCl2, mengakibatkan terjadi peningkatan ikatan antar serat.Kata kunci: CMC, LBKP, DIP

Improving paper wet strength via increased lignin content and hot-pressing temperature

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 487-497
Author(s):  
TOVE JOELSSON ◽  
GUNILLA PETTERSSON ◽  
SVEN NORGREN ◽  
ANNA SVEDBERG ◽  
HANS HOGLUND ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Pressing Temperature ◽  
Wet Strength ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Reference Samples

It is known that the strength properties of wood-based paper materials can be enhanced via hot-pressing techniques. Today, there is a desire not only for a change from fossil-based packaging materials to new sustainable bio-based materials, but also for more effective and eco-friendly solutions for improving the dry and wet strength of paper and board. Against this background, hot pressing of paper made from high yield pulp (HYP), rich in lignin, becomes highly interesting. This study investigated the influence of pressing temperature and native lignin content on the properties of paper produced by means of hot pressing. Kraft pulps of varied lignin content (kappa numbers: 25, 50, 80) were produced at pilot scale from the same batch by varying the cooking time. We then studied the effect of lignin content by evaluating the physical properties of Rapid Köthen sheets after hot pressing in the temperature range of 20°C–200°C with a constant nip pressure of 7 MPa. The pilot-scale cooked pulps were compared with reference samples of mill-produced northern bleached soft-wood kraft (NBSK) pulp and mill-produced chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP). Generally, the results demonstrated that lignin content had a significant effect on both dry and wet tensile index. All of the pilot cooked pulps with increased lignin content had a higher tensile index than the reference NBSK pulp. To obtain high tensile index, both dry and wet, the pressing temperature should be set high, preferably at least 200°C; that is, well above the glass transition temperature (Tg) for lignin. Moreover, the lignin content should preferably also be high. All kraft pulps investigated in this study showed a linear relationship between wet strength and lignin content.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF ADDITION OF DEINKED PULP TO BLEACHED KRAFT PULP ON TISSUE PAPER PROPERTIES

Wood Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-516
Author(s):  
Monika Stankovská ◽  
Mária Fišerová ◽  
Juraj Gigac ◽  
Elena Opálená
Keyword(s):  
Water Absorption ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
Paper Properties ◽  
High Brightness ◽  
Tissue Paper ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp

The influence of addition of deinked pulps with low and high brightness to bleached eucalyptus and pine kraft pulps on functional tissue paper properties was studied. Deinked pulps with low and high brightness had some different functional properties. Deinked pulp with high brightness has higher bulk, porosity, water absorption after immersion, initial water absorption, bulk softness as well as brightness. On the contrary, the difference in relative bonded area and porosity e between deinked pulps with low and high brightness was moderate. The mixed pulps laboratory pulp sheets from bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp or bleached pine kraft pulp with addition of 20, 40 and 80% of deinked pulp with low brightness or deinked pulp with high brightness were prepared. The addition of the deinked pulp with high or low brightness to bleached kraft pulp leads to increasing of bulk, bulk softness as well as high water absorption after immersion and initial water absorption. The tensile index rapidly decreased by the addition of deinked pulps with high brightness to bleached eucalyptus and pine kraft pulps. Similarly, the addition of deinked pulp with low brightness to bleached pine kraft pulp led to rapid decreasing of tensile index. On contrary, with the addition of deinked pulp with low brightness to eucalyptus kraft pulp, the decreasing of tensile index was less pronounced. Mixed pulp from bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp with a small content of deinked pulp with low brightness with functional properties suitable for production of tissue papers was found as optimal.

The Study on Refining of Masson’s Pine Kraft Pulps for Sack Paper

2011 ◽  
Vol 236-238 ◽  
pp. 1297-1300
Author(s):  
Jia Liang Lan ◽  
Le Fan Ma ◽  
Zheng Guo Li ◽  
Fu Ji Wang ◽  
Bian Chu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Length ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Air Permeability ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Tensile Index ◽  
Tear Index ◽  
High Consistency

High consistency refining (HCR) and low consistency refining (LCR) of unbleached Masson’s pine kraft pulps for sack paper were studied in this article. The properties of their refined pulp and handsheet were analyzed comparatively. The results showed a high consistency refining was more suitable for sack paper with unbleached Masson’s pine kraft pulp than a low consistency refining. High consistency refining is of advantage to retain the fiber length. The tear index of the handsheet of high consistency refining were higher than that of low consistency refining. The TtensileT TenergyT Tabsorption (TEA)T index and air permeability of the handsheet of high consistency refining which were crucial properties of sack papers were better, though higher tensile index could be obtained with low consistency refining.

Prebleaching of eucalypt kraft pulp with OP stages: Effect of an acid pretreatment or chelation step

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 ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eucalyptus Globulus ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
High Brightness ◽  
Pulp Viscosity ◽  
Brightness Reversion

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.

Optimization of elemental chlorine-free bleaching for a softwood kraft pulp • part 2: economic analysis of chemical and steam consumption

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIAN N. BROGDON
Keyword(s):  
Chlorine Dioxide ◽  
Previous Investigation ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Alkaline Extraction ◽  
Stage Versus ◽  
Kraft Pulps ◽  
Steam Consumption ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Softwood Kraft Pulp

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.

A novel predictive method for filler coflocculation with cellulose microfibrils

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 653-664
Author(s):  
IGNACIO DE SAN PIO ◽  
KLAS G. JOHANSSON ◽  
PAUL KROCHAK
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Cellulose Microfibrils ◽  
Paper Strength ◽  
Flow Loop ◽  
Cationic Starch ◽  
Reflectance Measurement ◽  
Drainage Rate ◽  
Complete Study

Different strategies aimed at reducing the negative impact of fillers on paper strength have been the objective of many studies during the past few decades. Some new strategies have even been patented or commercialized, yet a complete study on the behavior of the filler flocs and their effect on retention, drainage, and formation has not been found in literature. This type of research on fillers is often limited by difficulties in simulating high levels of shear at laboratory scale similar to those at mill scale. To address this challenge, a combination of techniques was used to compare preflocculation (i.e., filler is flocculated before addition to the pulp) with coflocculation strategies (i.e., filler is mixed with a binder and flocculated before addition to the pulp). The effect on filler and fiber flocs size was studied in a pilot flow loop using focal beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) and image analysis. Flocs obtained with cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) and bentonite were shown to have similar shear resistance with both strategies, whereas cationic starch (CS) was clearly more advantageous when coflocculation strategy was used. The effect of flocculation strategy on drainage rate, STFI formation, ash retention, and standard strength properties was measured. Coflocculation of filler with CPAM plus bentonite or CS showed promising results and produced sheets with high strength but had a negative impact on wire dewatering, opening a door for further optimization.

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