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Best Practices for Selecting Flow Metering Technology, TAPPICon24

Innovation in lignocellulosics dewatering and drying for energy sustainability, TAPPICon24

Sensor-Based Measurement to Optimize Doctor Blade Load Uniformity, TAPPICon24

OPTIMIZING WATER AND WATER VAPOR BARRIER PROPERTIES OF WATERBASED BARRIER COATINGS, TAPPICon24

Fate of phosphorus in the recovery cycle of the kraft pulping process, TAPPI Journal March 2020

ABSTRACT: The accumulation of nonprocess elements in the recovery cycle is a common problem for kraft pulp mills trying to reduce their water closure or to utilize biofuels in their lime kiln. Nonprocess elements such as magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), and phosphorus (P) enter the recovery cycle via wood, make-up chemicals, lime rock, biofuels, and process water. The main purge point for these elements is green liquor dregs and lime mud. If not purged, these elements can cause operational problems for the mill. Phosphorus reacts with calcium oxide (CaO) in the lime during slaking; as a result, part of the lime is unavailable for slaking reactions. The first part of this project, through laboratory work, identified rhenanite (NaCa(PO4)) as the form of P in the lime cycle and showed the negative effect of P on the availability of the lime. The second part of this project involved field studies and performing a mass balance for P at a Canadian kraft pulp mill.

New Revenue Opportunities for Pulp and Paper Sector from Carbon Capture, 20PEERS Conference

New Revenue Opportunities for Pulp and Paper Sector from Carbon Capture, 20PEERS Conference

FEL1 and 2 • The Beginnings of Successful Paper Machine Conversions, 20PEERS Conference

FEL1 and 2 • The Beginnings of Successful Paper Machine Conversions, 20PEERS Conference

Measurement and control of extensional viscosity in barrier coating dispersions, TAPPI Journal November 2023

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to understand the effect of various rheological additives on the extensional viscosity of barrier coating dispersions, as well as to understand the role extensional viscosity plays in stabilizing a liquid curtain. The apparent extensional viscosity was measured using two devices that create accelerating flows: a capillary viscometer and an orifice rheometer. Additives tested include several polyvinyl alcohols, a high molecular weight polyethylene oxide, and carboxymethylcellulose. Extensional viscosity plays a significant role in stabilizing a liquid curtain, as it slows down hole expansion and prevents impurities and disturbances from causing holes in the first place. Some of the additives could substantially increase the extensional viscosity of the dispersions without increasing the shear viscosity outside the typical range of processability for a curtain coater. Some of the additives exhibited coil-stretch transition, meaning they start increasing extensional viscosity above a certain extension rate. Polymers with low chain lengths exhibited finite extensibility, which indicates the polymer chain has fully extended and cannot provide further extensional viscosity, even though the extending force is increased. Polymeric additives with stiff or branched chains significantly raised shear viscosity without increasing extensional viscosity. Both methods could reliably measure extensional viscosity in curtain coating barrier dispersions.

Evaluation of Thinning in Continuous Digesters with Fitness-for-Service Methods, 2023 PEERS Conference

Continuous Digester Process Safety Improvements • Stress Corrosion Cracking and Overpressure Protection Lessons Learned and Opportunities, 2023 PEERS Conference