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High-yield chemical pulping
Assignee: WestRock MWV LLC
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Filing: 1988-07-01
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Granted: 1989-09-26
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Expires: 2008-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A chemical pulping process is disclosed wherein wood chips are partially defiberized such that the fibers in the chips are substantially separated from one another but sufficient interfiber bonding is maintained to preserve chip integrity and thereby provide chips having an open porous fibrous network; and the chips are subjected to chemical pulping at an elevated temperature to remove a majority of the lignin in the chips.
Inventors
- 👤 Zenon C. Prusas
- 👤 Clarence L. Oates
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:23
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21B; D21B1/00; D21B1/02; D21C; D21C3/00; D21C3/02; D21C3/026; D21C3/22; D21C3/222; D21C9/00; D21C9/10; D21C9/12; D21C9/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A pulping process comprising the steps of: partially defiberizing wood chips such that the fibers in said chips are substantially separated from one another but sufficient interfiber bonding points are maintained within said chip to preserve chip integrity and therey provide a chip having an open porous fibrous network; said wood chips being partially defiberized by passing said chips through a screw press having a compression ratio of about 3/1 to 5/1 under a substantial back pressure; directly feeding said partially defiberized chips to a digester; subjecting said partially defiberized chips to chemical pulping at elevated temperature and pressure to provide a pulp having a Kappa value of about 45 to 70; further delignifying said pulp by reacting said pulp with oxygen in the presence of caustic; and bleaching said pulp.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A pulping process comprising the steps of: partially defiberizing wood chips such that the fibers in said chips are substantially separated from one another but sufficient interfiber bonding points are maintained within said chip to preserve chip integrity and therey provide a chip having an open porous fibrous network; said wood chips being partially defiberized by passing said chips through a screw press having a compression ratio of about 3/1 to 5/1 under a substantial back pressure; directly feeding said partially defiberized chips to a digester; subjecting said partially defiberized chips to chemical pulping at elevated temperature and pressure to provide a pulp having a Kappa value of about 45 to 70; further delignifying said pulp by reacting said pulp with oxygen in the presence of caustic; and bleaching said pulp.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said partially defiberized chips are subjected to said chemical pulping liquor under conditions of time and temperature such that the H factor is less than about 400.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said step of subjecting said chips to chemical pulping is carried out at a temperature less than about 170° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said step of bleaching said pulp includes the step of reacting said pulp with chlorine, chlorine dioxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said partially defiberized chips are subjected to said chemical pulping in a vapor phase digester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said chips are hardwood chips.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said chemical pulping is Kraft pulping.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 6 of wherein said chemical pulping is soda (AQ) pulping.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said process includes the additional step of refining said pulp prior to the step of further delignifying said pulp.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The pulping process of claim 1 wherein said substantial back pressure is about 100 to 200 psi.
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