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Method of making mechanical pulp
Assignee: Valmet AB
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Filing: 1989-01-11
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Granted: 1992-09-08
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Expires: 2009-01-11
Abstract
Abstract Methods for producing mechanical pulp are disclosed including impregnating softwood chips with water and a complexing agent, refining the impregnated chips in a first refining step including a double-disk refiner, fractionating the refined softwood pulp to produce a reject portion comprising beteen about 15 and 35% of the refined pulp and including an increased concentration of the long and stiff fibers therein, refining the reject portion in second and third refining steps in which the second refining step employs a greater concentration of pulp than does the third refining step, and fractionating the refined pulp.
Inventors
- 👤 K. Ove Danielsson
- 👤 Bo G. S. Falk
- 👤 Michael Jackson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:01
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21B; D21B1/00; D21B1/04; D21B1/12; D21B1/14; D21B1/02; D21B1/021; D21B1/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for producing mechanical pulp from softwood comprising impregnating softwood chips with water and a complexing agent, refining said impregnated chips in a first refining step utilizing a pair of counter-rotating refining discs so as to produce a first refined pulp, fractionating said first refined pulp so as to produce a first accept portion and a first reject portion, said first reject portion comprising between about 15 and 35% of said first refined pulp and including an increased concentration of the long and stiff fibers in said pulp, refining said first reject portion in second and third refining steps so as to produce a second refined pulp, said second refining step utilizing said first reject portion having a consistency of about 20-35% and said third refining step utilizing said first reject portion having a consistency of about 5%, and fractionating said second refined pulp so as to produce a second accept portion and a second reject portion. PG,12
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for producing mechanical pulp from softwood comprising impregnating softwood chips with water and a complexing agent, refining said impregnated chips in a first refining step utilizing a pair of counter-rotating refining discs so as to produce a first refined pulp, fractionating said first refined pulp so as to produce a first accept portion and a first reject portion, said first reject portion comprising between about 15 and 35% of said first refined pulp and including an increased concentration of the long and stiff fibers in said pulp, refining said first reject portion in second and third refining steps so as to produce a second refined pulp, said second refining step utilizing said first reject portion having a consistency of about 20-35% and said third refining step utilizing said first reject portion having a consistency of about 5%, and fractionating said second refined pulp so as to produce a second accept portion and a second reject portion. PG,12
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said impregnating of said softwood chips is carried out at a pH of from about 5 to 9.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first refining step is carried out so as to produce the first refined pulp having a long fiber content measured according to Bauer McNett characterization to ≦8% on +16 mesh and ≦26% on 16-30 mesh.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 including fractionating said first refined pulp so as to produce a first reject portion comprising between about 18 and 25% of said first refined pulp.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said second and third refining steps are carried out so as to produce the second refined pulp having a fiber length distribution measured according to Bauer McNett characterization to ≦10% on +16 mesh and ≦27% on 16-30 mesh.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 including combining said first and second accept portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said mechanical pulp is intended for coated lightweight paper and uncoated uncalendered magazine paper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said combined accept portions have a long fiber content measured according to Bauer McNett characterization to ≦1% on +16 mesh and ≦21% on 16-30 mesh.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first refining step is carried out with an energy input of from about 1800 to 2300 kWh/ton.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said energy input is between about 1900 to 2100 kWh/ton.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said second refining step is carried out with an energy input of from about 1000 to 2000 kWh/ton of reject.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said energy input is from about 1200 to 1500 kWh/ton of reject.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said third refining step is carried out with an energy input of from about 50 to 300 kWh/ton of reject.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said energy input is between about 100 and 200 kWh/ton of reject.
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