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Celupaper Puts Its Trust in Toscotec, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2020

Celupaper Puts Its Trust in Toscotec, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2020

Investigation on the recycling of sulfuric acid from pretreatment of cellulose for nanocellulose preparation, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2020

ABSTRACT: Sulfuric acid is often used to pretreat cellulose prior to homogenization and conversion to nanocellulose. It would be economically significant to reuse the acid to close the overall value chain loop. The target of this work was to investigate the effect of recovery and recycling frequency of sulfuric acid from the pretreatments on the pretreatment yield of water-insoluble cellulose solid residue, and to explore the relationship between the nanocellulose size prepared by recovery of acid and number of cycles. The surface properties of the nanocelluloses were measured, including content of sulfate groups, absolute zeta potential, crystallinity, and thermal stability.

On increasing wet-web strength with adhesive polymers, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2020

ABSTRACT: Fiber-fiber adhesion, called “bonding” in the old paper physics literature, is a critical component of the overall strength of dry paper. With freshly formed very wet pulp fiber webs, all evidence suggests there are no fiber-fiber crossings with significant adhesive joint strength. With water removal, a point will be reached where fiber-fiber adhesion starts to contribute to the overall wet-web strength.The literature reveals very few examples of polymers that increase fiber-fiber joint strength in freshly formed webs. Here, we summarize the literature and explain why it is so difficult to promote fiber-fiber wet adhesion with polymers. Nevertheless, ongoing research in areas as diverse as tissue engineering scaffolds and biomimetic adhesives gives clues to future developments. Advances in paper machine engineering have lessened the importance of wet-web strength. By contrast, a critical issue in many of the evolving nanocellulose technologies is the strength of objects first formed by aqueous processing, the green strength—the strength of wet bodies before drying. For exam-ple, 3-D printed nanocellulose objects and ultralow density cellulosic aerogels can be destroyed by capillary forces during drying. There is a need for adhesives that strengthen freshly formed, wet lignocellulosic joints.

RISI’s European CEO of the Year: Ksenia Sosnina, Ilim Group, Paper360º March/April 2020

RISI’s European CEO of the Year: Ksenia Sosnina, Ilim Group, Paper360º March/April 2020

´We Must Grow—In All Areas’, Paper360º May/June 2020

´We Must Grow—In All Areas’, Paper360º May/June 2020

A New Vision for Industry Leader IP, Paper360º September/October 2023

Innovative technology for making paper from poor fibers

Innovative technology for making improved paper from the poorest fibers, TAPPI JOURNAL November 2017

Three-dimensional pore structure visualization and character

Three-dimensional pore structure visualization and characterization of paper using X-ray computed tomography, TAPPI JOURNAL September 2017

Effect of surface treatment with biodegradable materials on

Effect of surface treatment with biodegradable materials on properties of linerboard made from old corrugated containers (OCC), TAPPI Journal September 2017

Causes of poor dregs settling in a green liquor clarifier, TAPPI Journal August 2022

ABSTRACT: A study was conducted to examine the most likely parameters responsible for poor dregs settling at a kraft mill over a 2.5-year period, using multivariate data analysis (MVDA) and machine learning (ML) techniques. The dregs settling behavior seems to be seasonally influenced, implying that wood quality variation can be a factor. The results from the MVDA/ML analysis show that poor dregs settling is correlated to incomplete combustion and/or low load conditions in the recovery boiler, low sulfidity in the causticizing plant, and high flow in the green liquor•weak wash cycle. Compositions of dregs and black liquor were also examined to identify correlations with impaired dregs settling. The results show that poor dregs settling strongly correlates with high silicon (Si) content in dregs and moderately correlates with high iron (Fe) and high aluminum (Al) contents, and with low bulk density in dregs. For mills that experience dregs settling or green liquor filtering issues, regular compositional analyses of dregs, green liquor, weak wash, and black liquor are recommended in order to monitor the dynamics of silicon and other constituents in the recovery cycle.