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Method of producing high yield chemimechanical pulps
Assignee: TABERT Inc
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Filing: 1977-10-03
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Granted: 1978-09-26
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Expires: 1997-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing high yield chemimechanical pulps from woody lignocellulosic material, such as wood chips, whereby the material is treated with an aqueous solution of a mixture of sulfite and bisulfite, said solution being of sufficient strength to sulfonate said material to at least about 85% of the maximum level of sulfonation that can be achieved on said material without reducing the pulp yield to below 90% and subjecting the resulting sulfonated material to mechanical defibration.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Ford
- 👤 Prescott Elliott Gardner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:21
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21B; D21B1/00; D21B1/02; D21B1/021; D21C; D21C3/00; D21C3/04; D21C3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for production of high yield chemimechanical pulp from woody lignocellulosic material which comprises treating said woody lignocellulosic material with an aqueous solution of a mixture of sulfite and bisulfite having a pH of between about 6.0 and 8.5 at a temperature of between about 100° C. and 150° C. for a period of between about 10 and 90 minutes, said aqueous solution being of sufficient strength to sulfonate said woody lignocellulosic material to at least about 85% of the maximum level of sulfonation that can be achieved on said woody lignocellulosic material without reducing the yield of pulp below about 90% by weight, and subsequently subjecting the resulting sulfonated material to mechanical defibration.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for production of high yield chemimechanical pulp from woody lignocellulosic material which comprises treating said woody lignocellulosic material with an aqueous solution of a mixture of sulfite and bisulfite having a pH of between about 6.0 and 8.5 at a temperature of between about 100° C. and 150° C. for a period of between about 10 and 90 minutes, said aqueous solution being of sufficient strength to sulfonate said woody lignocellulosic material to at least about 85% of the maximum level of sulfonation that can be achieved on said woody lignocellulosic material without reducing the yield of pulp below about 90% by weight, and subsequently subjecting the resulting sulfonated material to mechanical defibration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution is of sodium sulfite and sodium bisulfite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the pH is between about 7 and 8. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the pH is between about 7.2 and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
0. 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature is between
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
about 120° and 140° C. 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the period of treatment with said aqueous solution is between
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
about 20 and 60 minutes. 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the woody lignocellulosic material is sulfonated to at least about 90% of the maximum level of sulfonation that can be achieved on said material without
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
reducing the yield of pulp below about 90% by weight. 8. A method
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
reducing the yield of pulp below about 90% by weight. 8. A method
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
according to claim 1, woody lignocellulosic material is wood chips. 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein woody lignocellulosic material is
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
sawdust. 10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the sulfonated woody lignocellulosic material is pressed prior to mechanical defibration to remove spent aqueous solution and the spent aqueous solution is then adjusted to initial strength with regard to concentration of sulfite and
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
bisulfite and is recycled and used to treat fresh material. 11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the pressing of said sulfonated woody lignocellulosic material produces a controlled volume of spent aqueous solution, said volume being substantially equal to that which, after refortification with fresh sulfite and bisulfite, is applied to fresh woody lignocellulosic material to provide a system in which there is no excess flow of used aqueous solution.
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