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North America’s First Tree-Free Pulp Mill, Paper360º March/April 2019
North America’s First Tree-Free Pulp Mill, Paper360º March/April 2019
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A novel approach for determining the reactivity of dissolving pulp based on the COD method
ABSTRACT: A novel approach for determining the reactivity of dissolving pulp according to the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of water has been discussed. First, a sample of dissolving pulp was subjected to mercerization and xanthation in order to obtain dissolved cellulose fractions. Next, the fractions were digested with a testing solution as applied in COD procedures. Finally, the resulting liquid was rapidly tested by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis). By quantifying the absorbance of Cr3+ at a wavelength of 600 nm, the reactivity of dissolving pulp was indirectly calculated. The results measured by this novel COD method correlated well with the most accepted Fock test results with less than 10% relative difference. Meanwhile, this newly developed COD method required less time-consuming procedures as compared to the Fock test.
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Fastmarkets RISI’s 2019 Asian CEO of the Year: Susumu Yajima, Oji Holdings Corporation, Paper360 May/June 2019
Fastmarkets RISI’s 2019 Asian CEO of the Year: Susumu Yajima, Oji Holdings Corporation, Paper360 May/June 2019
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TAPPI Journal Summaries, Paper360 May/June 2019
TAPPI Journal Summaries, Paper360 May/June 2019
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Slave Lake Pulp Generates Biogas, Saves Money, Paper360º November/December 2019
Slave Lake Pulp Generates Biogas, Saves Money, Paper360º November/December 2019
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Evaluation of novel drum chipper technology: pilot-scale production of short wood chips, TAPPI Journal October 2019
ABSTRACT: Impregnation of wood chips with acidic pulping liquors is improved when using short chip lengths. If the average wood chip length is too short, conventional chipping technology will generate excess small material, such as pin chips and fines. The possibility of using newly developed drum chipping technology to produce short-length wood chips was evaluated with a pilot drum chipper operating at different drum velocities and in-feed angles. With a drum velocity of 30 m/s, the average wood chip lengths and the combined fractions of pin chips and fines were 24 mm and 3.3%, 22 mm and 4.2%, and 17 mm and 8.5%. The highest fractions of total accept chips (large and small accepts), 89% to 90% without screening, were observed for drum velocities of 30•34 m/s and average wood chips lengths of 21•22 mm. The results indicate the potential of drum chipping technology for producing short wood chips with relatively high fractions of accept chips and tolerable fractions of pin chips and fines.
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Exergy and sensibility analysis of each individual effect in a kraft multiple effect evaporator, TAPPI Journal October 2019
ABSTRACT: The multiple effect evaporator (MEE) is an energy intensive step in the kraft pulping process. The exergetic analysis can be useful for locating irreversibilities in the process and pointing out which equipment is less efficient, and it could also be the object of optimization studies. In the present work, each evaporator of a real kraft system has been individually described using mass balance and thermodynamics principles (the first and the second laws). Real data from a kraft MEE were collected from a Brazilian plant and were used for the estimation of heat transfer coefficients in a nonlinear optimization problem, as well as for the validation of the model. An exergetic analysis was made for each effect individually, which resulted in effects 1A and 1B being the least efficient, and therefore having the greatest potential for improvement. A sensibility analysis was also performed, showing that steam temperature and liquor input flow rate are sensible parameters.
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Industrial Lo-Solids Pulp Digester Simulation by the Purdue Model, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
Industrial Lo-Solids Pulp Digester Simulation by the Purdue Model, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
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Comparison of Various Hardwood Kraft Pulp Pre-Bleaching Techniques, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
Comparison of Various Hardwood Kraft Pulp Pre-Bleaching Techniques, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
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Inside this month's TAPPI Journal, Paper360° Spring Bonus Issue 2009
Around the Industry, Paper360º Spring Bonus Issue 2009