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US2494542A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of bleaching pulp

Assignee: Niagara Alkali Co
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Filing: 1946-05-02
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Granted: 1950-01-17
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Expires: 1966-05-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Casciani Ferri
  • 👤 Gordon K Storin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 15:26
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21C; D21C9/00; D21C9/10; D21C9/1057

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD OF BLEACHING LIGNEOUS CELLULOSIC MATERIALS, WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO A PRELIMINARY BLEACHING BY TREATING WITH A BLEACHING AGENT FOR CELLULOSIC MATERIALS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CHLORINE, HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, AND ALKALI METAL AND ALKALINE EARTH HYPOCHLORITES TO REMOVE A MAJOR PORTION OF THE NON-CELLULOSIC IMPURITIES SHORT OF THE POINT OF MATERIALLY AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF THE CELLULOSE; TREATING SAID PRELIMINARILY BLEACHED CELLULOSIC MATERIAL WITH CHLORINE DIOXIDE TO OBTAIN AN INCREASED BRIGHTNESS, SAID BLEACHED MATERIAL HAVING POOR COLOR STABILITY; AND THEN SUBJECTING SAID BLEACHED CELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO THE ACTION OF A PEROXIDE BLEACHING AGENT WHICH DOES NOT UNDULY ATTACK THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL AND YIELDS A FINAL BLEACHED, STRONG PRODUCT OF IMPROVED COLOR STABILITY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A METHOD OF BLEACHING LIGNEOUS CELLULOSIC MATERIALS, WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO A PRELIMINARY BLEACHING BY TREATING WITH A BLEACHING AGENT FOR CELLULOSIC MATERIALS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF CHLORINE, HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, AND ALKALI METAL AND ALKALINE EARTH HYPOCHLORITES TO REMOVE A MAJOR PORTION OF THE NON-CELLULOSIC IMPURITIES SHORT OF THE POINT OF MATERIALLY AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF THE CELLULOSE; TREATING SAID PRELIMINARILY BLEACHED CELLULOSIC MATERIAL WITH CHLORINE DIOXIDE TO OBTAIN AN INCREASED BRIGHTNESS, SAID BLEACHED MATERIAL HAVING POOR COLOR STABILITY; AND THEN SUBJECTING SAID BLEACHED CELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO THE ACTION OF A PEROXIDE BLEACHING AGENT WHICH DOES NOT UNDULY ATTACK THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL AND YIELDS A FINAL BLEACHED, STRONG PRODUCT OF IMPROVED COLOR STABILITY.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1953-01-16 1953-07-18 1954-01-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-01-16 1957-07-18 1958-01-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-01-16 1961-07-18 1962-01-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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