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Optimizing OCC refining with defloccing, TAPPI Journal April 2025

ABSTRACT: Subjecting pulp to a high shear zone immediately after refining results in more efficient refining. This phenomenon was originally observed to benefit softwood pulp refining. It was attributed to floc reduction based on floc measurements in mill refiners and the observation of reduced headbox plugging. Hence, this phenomenon has been termed “defloccing.” The present work shows this technology also benefits refining of North American old corrugated containers (OCC). The combined results of several mill trials with OCC defloccing demonstrate the interactions between OCC refining intensity, defloccing technology, and other state-of-the-art refining improvements. At the same refining intensity, defloccing OCC on 100% recycled machines increases OCC refining efficiency by 15%, with greater efficiency improvement on machines that use softwood as well as OCC. Furthermore, it is shown that the benefits of defloccing are additive to refining improvements made in the refining zone of a refiner plate. Most OCC refiner plate designs can therefore benefit from the addition of a defloccing feature.

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Boiler retrofit improves efficiency and increases biomass firing rates, TAPPI Journal March 2021

ABSTRACT: Domtar’s fluff pulp mill in Plymouth, NC, USA, operates two biomass/hog fuel fired boilers (HFBs). For energy consolidation and reliability improvement, Domtar wanted to decommission the No. 1 HFB and refurbish/retrofit the No. 2 HFB. The No. 2 HFB was designed to burn pulverized coal and/or biomass on a traveling grate. The steaming capacity was 500,000 lb/h from coal and 400,000 lb/h from biomass. However, it had never sustained this design biomass steaming rate. As the sole power boiler, the No. 2 HFB would need to sustain 400,000 lb/h of biomass steam during peak loads. An extensive evaluation by a combustion and boiler technologies supplier was undertaken. The evaluation involved field testing, analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, and it identified several bottle-necks and deficiencies to achieving the No. 2 HFB’s biomass steam goal. These bottlenecks included an inadequate combustion system; insufficient heat capture; excessive combustion air temperature; inadequate sweetwater con-denser (SWC) capacity; and limited induced draft fan capacity.To address the identified deficiencies, various upgrades were engineered and implemented. These upgrades included modern pneumatic fuel distributors; a modern sidewall, interlaced overfire air (OFA) system; a new, larger economizer; modified feedwater piping to increase SWC capacity; replacement of the scrubber with a dry electrostatic precipitator; and upgraded boiler controls.With the deployment of these upgrades, the No. 2 HFB achieved the targeted biomass steaming rate of 400,000 lb/h, along with lowered stack gas and combustion air temperatures. All mandated emissions limit tests at 500,000 lb/h of steam with 400,000 lb/h of biomass steam were passed, and Domtar reports a 10% reduction in fuel firing rates, which represents significant fuel savings. In addition, the mill was able to decommission the No. 1 HFB, which has substantially lowered operating and maintenance costs.

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Photographic life-prediction matrix for forming fabrics, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1997, Vol. 80(11)

Photographic life-prediction matrix for forming fabrics, TAPPI JOURNAL, November 1997, Vol. 80(11)

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Recycling 'low value' post-consumer fibers to improve quality and reduce costs, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 1997, Vol. 80(9)

Recycling 'low value' post-consumer fibers to improve quality and reduce costs, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 1997, Vol. 80(9)

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1998 international chemical recovery conference, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 1998, Vol. 81(12)

1998 international chemical recovery conference, TAPPI JOURNAL, December 1998, Vol. 81(12)

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English as a first and second language - part 7: a strategy for spelling, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1998, Vol.81(10)

English as a first and second language - part 7: a strategy for spelling, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1998, Vol.81(10)

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The industry: beyond 2000, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1998, Vol.81(10)

The industry: beyond 2000, TAPPI JOURNAL, October 1998, Vol.81(10)

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Indonesian update: a country in change, an industry in recovery, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 1998, Vol. 81(9)

Indonesian update: a country in change, an industry in recovery, TAPPI JOURNAL, September 1998, Vol. 81(9)

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Corrosion of titanium in alkaline hydrogen peroxide bleaching solution, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1995, Vol. 78(6)

Corrosion of titanium in alkaline hydrogen peroxide bleaching solution, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1995, Vol. 78(6)

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Corrosion of nickel-base alloys in chlorine dioxide environments, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1995, Vol. 78(6)

Corrosion of nickel-base alloys in chlorine dioxide environments, TAPPI JOURNAL, June 1995, Vol. 78(6)

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