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Over the Wire, Paper360º May/June 2023

Communication is Key to Safety in Massive Conversion Project, Paper360º May/June 2023

Leading Ahead: ´People Power’ and Innovation, Paper360º November/December 2020

Leading Ahead: ´People Power’ and Innovation, Paper360º November/December 2020

Guest Editorial: TAPPI Journal names two Best Research Paper Award winners for 2020, TAPPI Journal April 2021

For the first time since the annual award was introduced back in 2006, TAPPI Journal's editoria board elected two scientific papers to receive the TAPPI Journal Best Research Paper Award for 2020.

Removal of phthalate from papermaking wastewater by MIL-101(Fe) in the presence of persulfate, TAPPI JOURNAL March 2018

Removal of phthalate from papermaking wastewater by MIL-101(Fe) in the presence of persulfate, TAPPI JOURNAL March 2018

The European Industry: Plenty of Challenges and Opportunities, Paper360º March/April 2020

The European Industry: Plenty of Challenges and Opportunities, Paper360º March/April 2020

Reduction of alkali loss in an ash leaching system, TAPPI J

Reduction of alkali loss in an ash leaching system, TAPPI JOURNAL July 2017

Brad Southern is Reforming Louisiana Pacific, Paper360º November/December 2019

Brad Southern is Reforming Louisiana Pacific, Paper360º November/December 2019

Mill experience of calcium carbonate scale formation in green liquor pipelines, TAPPI Journal August 2020

ABSTRACT: Experience of hard calcite (CaCO3) scale formation in green liquor pipelines at four kraft pulp mills was systematically investigated to determine if there is any correlation between the severity of the scaling problem at each mill and the design and operating conditions of its causticizing plant. The results show that the high degree of supersaturation of calcium ions (Ca2+) in the liquor is the main contributing factor. Mills that operate at a lower green liquor total titratable alkali (TTA), higher causticity, and a larger liquor temperature drop are more likely to produce a green liquor that is supersaturated with Ca2+, and thus experience more severe scaling problems. In order to minimize CaCO3 scaling, the green liquor handling equipment should be operated as steady as possible to avoid conditions that allow Ca2+ to be supersaturated. The strategies include minimizing variations in liquor TTA, insulating the green liquor pipelines to reduce temperature gradients, and adding lime mud to weak wash to provide seeds for precipitation to occur on mud particles instead of on metal substrate.

Summaries from TAPPI Journal, Paper360º May/June 2024