Absorbable Organic Halide Reduction Research in Elemental Chlorine-Free Bleaching of Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (S1) ◽  
pp. S1-S9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuangquan Yao ◽  
Cong Gao ◽  
Huixia Zhu ◽  
Lei Jiang ◽  
Shuangxi Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Organic Halide ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp

scholarly journals Enzymes improve ECF bleaching of pulp

BioResources ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Chlorine Dioxide ◽  
Acid Treatment ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp ◽  
Mediator System ◽  
Pulp Properties ◽  
Laccase Enzyme ◽  
Ecf Bleaching ◽  
Appreciable Reduction

The delignification efficiency of different laccase enzymes was examined on the eucalyptus Kraft pulp. The laccase enzyme from Trametes versicolor showing the highest delignification efficiency was selected and used in the elemental chlorine-free bleaching sequence for improving the pulp bleachability. A n appreciable reduction in chlorine dioxide consumption was also obtained. Further reduction in chlorine dioxide consumption was obtained when the same laccase treated pulp was subjected to an acid treatment after the extraction stage followed by the DE P D sequence. Elemental-chlorine free bleaching was also performed using the xylanase-laccase treated pulp. Xylanase treatment was incorporated to the laccase mediator system in the elemental-chlorine free bleaching both sequentially and simultaneously. The bleaching sequence DE P D followed and in both the cases, the reduction in chlorine dioxide consumption was greater in comparison to the control. The chlorine dioxide consumption was reduced further when xylanase-laccase treated pulp was given an additional acid treatment. The final pulp properties of the treated pulps were comparable to the control pulp.

The effect of introducing ozone in elemental chlorine free bleaching of eucalyptus kraft pulp

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHREE PRAKASH MISHRA ◽  
DOMINIQUE LACHENAL ◽  
CHRISTINE CHIRAT
Keyword(s):  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Carboxyl Groups ◽  
Water Retention Value ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Ionic Groups ◽  
Lower Viscosity ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp ◽  
Breaking Length ◽  
Determining Factor

ZDED and DEDD sequences were applied on an oxygen-delignified eucalyptus (mixture of E. grandis and E. saligna) kraft pulp from Brazil. When ZDED and DEDD were compared, the displacement ratio calculated as the quantity of pure chlorine dioxide replaced by 1 kg ozone was found between 2.5 and 3.5 kg, as compared to 1.7 kg in theory—indicating that less wasting reactions occur in the ZDED sequence. The cellulose viscosity decreased substantially with the increase in the ozone charge (down to 50% at 0.8% ozone). Other typical characteristics of the ZDED pulps were easier beating, lower water retention value, higher proportion of kinked fibers, and lower wet zerospan breaking length (seen only at 0.8% ozone charge), as compared to DEDD. The viscosity loss due to the introduction of ozone in an elemental chlorine free sequence did not translate into a similar loss in strength. A comparison with the depolymerizing effect of cellulase suggests that the determining factor is not the extent of the drop in viscosity but rather the heterogeneity of the attack along the fibers. It is concluded that ozone oxidation of cellulose in the fibers would be rather homogeneous. Moreover, the appearance of more curls and kinks would not be necessarily related to the viscosity loss. For example, a (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin- 1-yl)oxidanyl (TEMPO) treated DEDD pulp, enriched in carboxyl groups, had more straight fibers than the original DEDD pulp, despite its lower viscosity. The presence of ionic groups would be a more important factor; the lower content in carboxyl groups in the ZDED pulps, compared to the DEDD pulps, could promote the easier formation of curl and kinks during the ZDED sequence.

Effect of ultraviolet irradiation on the thermal stability of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
VAGNER ROBERTO BOTARO ◽  
KÁTIA MONTEIRO NOVACK ◽  
JORGE LUIZ COLODETTE ◽  
LEONARDO SOUZA DE CAUX
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Ultraviolet Irradiation ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Cellulose Oxidation ◽  
Cellulosic Fibers ◽  
Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp ◽  
Pulp Sample ◽  
Ultraviolet Treatment

The changes occurring on cellulosic fibers caused by ultraviolet irradiation at 360 nm for 24 h and 48 h were investigated. A never-dried industrial Eucalyptus urograndis elemental chlorine free–bleached kraft pulp sample (O/OD[EP]DP sequence) was used throughout the work. After irradiation, the cellulosic fibers were analyzed for polymerization degree changes, extractive and pentosan content, ultraviolet and visible spectrometric changes of water leachate from the fibers and thermal analysis (TGA/DTA). The ultraviolet treatment had no effect on the degree of cellulose polymerization. The water extracted from ultraviolet-treated fibers revealed cellulose oxidation, with increasing absorbance signals for carbonyl and carboxyl groups. Those oxidations influenced fiber thermal stability.

Effects of D0-stage temperature, pH, and kappa factor on chlorine dioxide decomposition and D0-(EP)-D1 bleaching performance for eucalypt pulps

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
UMIT SEZGI ◽  
JANAINA RESENDE ◽  
LEWIS SHACKFORD ◽  
JORGE COLODETTE ◽  
MARCELA ANDRADE
Keyword(s):  
Chlorine Dioxide ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Significant Variable ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Pulp Bleaching ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Kraft Pulp Bleaching ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp ◽  
Hexenuronic Acid ◽  
Proper Operation

Mills have largely used chlorine dioxide (ClO2) for eucalyptus kraft pulp bleaching. Different mills have observed significant variation in ClO2 demand to reach full brightness (≥90 ISO). These large differences in ClO2 consumption derive from many factors. The most significant include differences in carryover loads and hexenuronic acid (HexA) contents and the level of chlorate formation across bleaching. Handling of pulp with high HexA content and ClO2 losses to chlorate can be minimized by proper operation of the ClO2 stages across the bleach plant. An oxygen delignified eucalyptus kraft pulp with a kappa of 10-12 units contains only 4-6 units actually derived from lignin. This scarce amount of lignin (0.6%-0.9%) is not able to consume high ClO2 doses and, as a consequence, the excess ClO2 applied can end up being converted into chlorate. Hence, proper optimization of ClO2 bleaching stages can save significant amounts of this oxidant. This study focused on optimizing ClO2 bleaching for a typical oxygen delignified eucalyptus kraft pulp of kappa number 11.7. Elemental chlorine free bleaching was carried out with the D0-(EP)-D1 sequence. The following conditions were varied in the D0 stage: temperature, end pH, and kappa factor. The results indicated that maximum ClO2 bleaching efficiency is achieved when minimum chlorate is formed, especially when ClO2 bleaching is adjusted in such a way that residual active chlorine is maintained to a minimum. The most significant variable affecting chlorate formation is pH; however, ClO2 doses (ClO2 concentration) also play a very important role. Chlorate formation is more intense in the D1 stage in relation to the D0 stage. Optimum conditions to run the D0 stage were 90°C, 3.5 pH, and 0.22 kappa factor.

scholarly journals Effects of Additives on Absorbable Organic Halide Reduction in Elemental Chlorine-Free Bleaching of Bagasse Kraft Pulp

BioResources ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuangquan Yao ◽  
Cong Gao ◽  
Huixia Zhu ◽  
Yixia Zhang ◽  
Shuangfei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Organic Halide ◽  
Elemental Chlorine

Application of pure, thermostable, alkali-tolerant xylanase in bleaching of oxygen-delignified pine kraft pulp

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 689-694
Author(s):  
QINGZHI MA ◽  
QI WANG ◽  
CHU WANG ◽  
NIANJIE FENG ◽  
HUAMIN ZHAI
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Viscosity ◽  
Chlorine Dioxide ◽  
High Purity ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Industrial Scale ◽  
Elemental Chlorine ◽  
Effect Of Oxygen ◽  
Alkaline Tolerant ◽  
Ecf Bleaching

The effect of oxygen (O2)-delignified pine kraft pulp pretreatment by high-purity, thermostable, and alkaline-tolerant xylanases on elemental chlorine free (ECF) bleaching of O2-delignification kraft pulp was studied. The study found that xylanase pretreatment preserved the intrinsic viscosity and yield of O2-delignified pulp while causing about 7% of delignification with high delignification selectivity. The xylanases with high purity, higher thermostability (75°C~80°C) in highly alkaline media (pH 8.0~9.5) could be applied on an industrial scale. Pulp pretreatment by the high-purity, thermostable, and alkaline tolerant xylanases could improve pulp brightness or reduce the chlorine dioxide (ClO2) consumption. In a D0ED1D2 bleaching sequence using the same amount of ClO2, the xylanase-pretreated pulp obtained a higher brightness (88.2% vs. 89.7% ISO) at the enzyme dose of 2 U/g pulp; or for the same brightness as control (88.2% ISO), the ClO2 dosage in the D0 stage was reduced by 27%, which represents a 16% savings in total ClO2 used for bleaching.

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.

Behavior of Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp Extractives Components across ECF Bleaching and Their Impact on Brightness Reversion

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Célia R. A. Maltha ◽  
Luiz C. A. Barbosa ◽  
Marco A. B. Azevedo ◽  
Jorge L. Colodette
Keyword(s):  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Brightness Reversion ◽  
Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp ◽  
Ecf Bleaching
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