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Introduccion
• Teoria de operacion
• Variables que afectan el pulpeo.
Pulpeo preparacion de pasta

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Funcion del pulper
• Desfibrar
• Mezclar
• Tamizar gruesos
• Controlar la consistencia
del proceso.
• Almacenar pasta.

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• Baja consistencia (3-6%)
• Alta consistencia (15-20%)
• Pulper de tambor (15-20%)

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Pulper de bajo %C tipico
Rotor
Bafles fijos Cuerpo del Pulper
Accionamiento del pulper Plato de extraccion

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Pulper de alta consistencia
Rotor
Salida
Cuerpo
Accionamiento Detrasher
o pera

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High Density PulperTheory of High Density Pulping
1. Water and waste paper mixed
2. Rotor tears
paper apart
3. Majority of defibering caused by fiber to fiber rubbing
4. Defibering/Rubbing causes ink to breakdown
5. Thicker mix (high consistency) causes more rubbing
6. Target 18% consistency to achieve best results
7. Optimum pulping
time 20-50 minutes

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Hi-Con Pulper- Internal View
Pulp circula lentamente debe
girar completamente.
La pulpa se ve
Espesa como concreto.
Son visibles los
contaminantes grandes
El papel se desintegra
En 10 minutos.
El rotor es relativamente grande
Con respecto al cuerpo.

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Impactos en calidad
• La consistencia afecta lafriccion fibra a
fibra. La consistencia debe ser tan alta
como sea posible permitiendo la circulacion
en el pulper. 15%-22% C
• Mas tiempo de pulpeo da como resultado
tintas de tamano mas pequeño. Las tintas
pequenas son mas faciles de remover que
las grandes. 20 a 40 minutos
• No se recomienda usualmente la adicion de
quimicos.

Latin American Operations Impactos en calidad
• La temperatura debe ser lo mas baja
posible para permitir que las particulas
de tinta laser se fracturen.
• Bajas Temperaturas mejoraran el
desempeno en la remocion de stickies
en los fine screen.
• La consistencia de descarga debe ser
controlada para permitir que los equipos
posteriores trabajen eficientemente.

Pulper de Tambor Papel reciclado se alimenta
En esta tolva.
Contaminantes
Grandes salen por
este lado al recipiente
de basuras
Los aceptados se lavan
Fuera del tambor por los agujeros
De la superficie del tambor y se
Bombean al tanque de pasta.
Todo el
tambor
rota

Accion de pulpeo - 3 Etapas
Circulacion Impact Defibering
Traer las fibras a la zona
De desfibracion Reducir la pulpa
a masas de fibras Separar las masas
en fibras individuales.

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Pulping Consistency (%)
3 4 5 6 7 8
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
Ch
an
ge
in
Re
pu
lpin
g T
ime
(%
)

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Effect of Pulping Consistency
on Defiberization
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Pulping Time (min.)
% D
efi
be
riza
tio
n
6% 12% 15%

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Effect of Pulping Consistency on Dirt Count (20 minutes pulping)
4395
1580
6961
1403
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16%
Pulping Consistency
Dir
t C
ou
nt
(pp
m)

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Specific Energy
SE = T x kW
B x 60 min
hr
Where: SE
T
kW
B
=
=
=
=
Specific Energy (kW-hr/mton)
Pulping Time (min)
Installed motor capacity (kW)
Pulper capacity (mtons)

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Power Input vs. Repulping Time
Change in Power Input (%)
0 25 50 75 100
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
Change in R
epulp
ing T
ime (
%)
y = 0,0249x5 - 0,2967x4 - 2,0596x3 + 24,317x2 + 12,237x + 135,6
0
100
200
300
400
500
8.10 8.17 08:20 08:22 08:28 08:34 08:36 08:40 08:51 08:57
Kw
att
Hora
Kwatt pulpeo vs tiempo bache #5

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Typical Specific Energy Applied (kW-hr/mTon)
White Ledger
(non wet strength)
Towel (wet strength)
Bleached Kraft Pulp
Bleached Sulfite Pulp
Slush-Maker
90
89-108
54
46
Brute
72
-----
43
36

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¿Donde estaría el ahorro aquí?

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Aditivos quimicos al pulper
• Blanqueadores (hipoclorito de Sodio)
• Sulfito de sodio /Bisulfito
• Control de slime
• Dispersantes
• Talco
• Ayudantes de pulpeo
• Acidos y causticos
• Colorantes

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FINE SCREENING
Proposito:
El objetivo de toda criba fina es eliminar
contaminantes pequenos de la pasta forzada a
travez de su criba (mayores que su ancho de
ranura pero menores que los agujeros de una
criba gruesa) . •Algunas masas de fibra y otros pequenos
contaminantes son tambien removidos.
• Un minimo de tintas seran eliminadas.
•No se espera ganar puntos de blancura.
•Muchos de los contaminantes rechazados son
stickies.

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0.050” Hole
1.27 mm
1270 Microns
Fine
Hardwood Fiber
1.15 mm X 30 microns
Softwood Fiber
3.6 mm X 37 microns
INK PARTICLES
100 Microns
50 Microns
10 Microns
2 Microns
0.008”
0.20 mm
slot
200 Microns
Sticky
Particle
Comparison of Particle Size,
Ink Sizes and Screen Openings

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Inlet Line
•Contains output
from previous
system.
•Fed between
basket and rotorAccepts Line
•Contains fibers and inks
that mde it through
basket
Rejects Line
•Contains material that
does not make it through
basket (stickies)
Basket
•Slot perforated
barrier between
Accepts and Rejects
•Accepts make it
through the basket
Rotor
•Helps fibers cross through basket
•Helps keeps basket from plugging
Vent Pipe
•Vents entrained air
from screen body
Fine Screen Vetical and Centrifugal

Latin American Operations Fine Screens in Cascade
Primary
Secondary
Next
System
Feed
Prior
SystemFeedAcceptsRejects
Sewer
Tertiary
Arreglo en cascada de tres etapas

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Fine screen con arreglo hacia adelante en tres etapas
Fine Screens in Feed Forward
Primary
Secondary
Next
System
Feed
FeedAcceptsRejectsSewer
Tertiary
Primary
Prior
System

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Comportamiento del flujo en la superficie de la cesta
Basket
Rotor
•Stock flow ing between
the basket and the rotor
1
Foil
High
Pressure
Vacuum
Accepts
2
•Stock forced through basket
slots due to inlet pressure
•Stock gets extra boost from
centrifugal force created by
rotor foil
+
++
-
- -
3 •Slot velocity is very
important to control
Fine Screen Vetical and Centrifugal

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Fine Screen Variables a considerar
Aunque poseen ranuras de poca abertura
se deben tener en cuenta otras variables
en la remocion de contaminantes:
1. Presion de entrada y presion diferencial.
2. Consistencia de entrada,
3.Velocidad de paso por ranura.
4. Rata de rechazo
5. Diseno de la criba, perfil
6. Diseno del rotor y velocidad (intensidad
de pulso).

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Velocidad de paso por ranura
100
80
60
40
20
0
SC
RE
EN
ING
EF
FIC
IEN
CY
, %
SLOT VELOCITY, m/s
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Compressible
Conformable
Comp./Conformable
Noncompressible
Slotted Basket
0.25 mm (1.010 in)
Slot velocity and Screening Efficiencies
for various types of contaminants

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Area abierta de canastilla
• Entre 6% y 9% de O.A.
PL
W
L
DS
W = WIDTH OF SLOT
L = LENGTH OF SLOT
DS = DISTANCE BETWEEN SLOTS
PL = LONGITUDINAL PITCH
% OPEN AREA = W X L X 100
DS X PL
OPEN AREA IN A SLOT PERFORATED BASKET

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Influencia de la rata de rechazo
• Entre 25% a 30% en peso en primarios
• Entre 5% a 15% en peso en los trerciarios.
100
80
60
40
22
0 10 20 30 40
REJECT RATE, % OF WEIGHT
EF
FIC
IEN
CY
, %
0.5 mm (0.020 in.) smooth
0.23 mm (0.010 in.) coanda
0.25 mm (0.010 in.) bar
Reject Rates and Screening Efficiencies
for various types of basket styles

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Velocidad del rotor - foils
• La velocidad del TIP va generalmente de 16 m/sef a 22 m/seg en criba centrifuga.
22 m/s
13.5 m/s
18 m/s
100
80
60
40
20
0 10 20 30 40
REJECT RATE, % OF WEIGHT
SC
RE
EN
ING
EF
FIC
IEN
CY
, %
Reject Rates and Screening Efficiencies
for various Rotor Speeds

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Tipos de rotores
• Su uso depende de la naturaleza de la pasta
a tratar.

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Tipos de cribas
• Los disenos modernos se asemejan mas a la tecnologia de C- bar de Voith o Cobra de Kadant, HSW
WAVES LEHMAN
PROFILE TM
Fine Screens Basket Surface Profiles
C-BAR TM
Flow

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Sistema fine screen de tres etapas
• Centrifugo Black Clawson – Diabolo Lamort

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Principales factores del proceso de flotacion.
•Particulas a remover
• Tamano
• Forma
•Distribucion
•Burbujas de aire
•Numero
•Distribucion de tamano
•Mezclado
•Combinacion de la pasta gris con las burbujas de aire.
•Quimica.

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10 m m
100 m m
500 m m
50 m m
Burbuja de aire
1000 m m
Particula de tinta

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Quimica
• Surfactante -”agente activo de superficie”
– Contiene cola hidrofobica y cabeza hidrofilica.
– Genera hidrofobicidad a las particulas de tinta y genera espuma.
– Se adiciona en niveles de 0.01% a 0.2%
• Los jabones no se usan porque insolubiliza el calcio que forma depositos y afecta los productos de recubrimiento del secador.

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Cabeza Hidrofilica
Cabeza hidrofilica (e.j. oxido de etileno
Cola Hidrofobica
(e.j.oxido de propileno)
Cola hidrofobica
SURFACTANTES DE LAVADO
SURFACTANTE DE FLOTACION
Surfactantes no ionicos.

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Factores que afectan el desempeno de la flotacion
• Consistencia de alimentacion: 0.7-1.1%
• Recirculacion: tipicamente de 3-5 pasos (recirculacion redistribuye las burbujas de aire, como estrategia para no incrementar el tiempo de retencion)
• PH: neutro para surfactantes sinteticos.
• Temperatura: Ningun control especial se requiere. Tipica temperatura de proceso 40-45oC
• Contenido de cenizas: ~7% a 10% ayuda.

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Consistencia de alimentacion
• Ensayos en KC con – Celda Escher-Wyss CF3C
•1.0% consistencia alimentacion…..71% eficiencia en tamanos de 40 a 165 micron
•1.5% consistencia alimentacion…..43% eficiencia en tamanos de 40 to 165 micron
•1.0% consistencia alimentacion……53% eficiencia en tamanos >160 micron
•1.5% consistencia alimentacion……14% eficiencia en tamanos >160 micron

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Weir
Internal
Side Wall
Froth
Knock-Down
Shower
Rejects
Trough
FlotationMain Components
Voith-Sulzer celda “E”
Aceptados : 3-6 pasos. Rechazos van a una 2o
celda en algunos modelos.

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Flotation Cell Main Components
RejectsAccepts
Aerated
Pulp
Froth
containing ink
Weir
Rejects
Trough
Interior de la celda “E” de Voith-Sulzer
(With or without
flotation aid)

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Feed Inlet
AcceptsRejects
Orifice PlatePulp
Air HolesFlowHelper
Air in
Air-PulpMixture
Celda “E” Voith-Sulzer & Difusor
Algunos modelos
requieren aire
comprimido . Otros
inducen aire
atmosferico.

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AIr
Grey stockMixture
of suspension and air
Difusor de aire Escher -Wyss
•Un difusor de aire debe generar burbujas en un rango deseable de
tamano de ~0.3mm.
•Un difusor de aire debe inyectar una cantidad de aire del 30-60% del
flujo de alimentacion.

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Celda MAC de Lamort

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Celda Mac de Lamort

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• Introduction/History
• Refining Theory
• Effect on Sheet Properties
• Refiner Plate Design
• Process Control
Stock Preparation Refining

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Hollander Beater

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Modern Double Disk Refiner

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Jordan Conical Beater (updated version)

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Double Disk Refiner with Double Inlet (Duo-Flow Configuration)

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Duo-Flo
Sta
tor
Sta
tor
Sta
tor
Sta
tor
Pla
te
Pla
te
Pla
te
Pla
te
Ro
tor

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• Introduction/History
• Refining Theory • Fibers
• Refining Mechanics
• Effect on Sheet
Properties
• Refiner Plate Design
• Process Control
Stock Preparation Refining

Latin American Operations Softwood Fiber Cross-Section

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Layer Thickness Cellulose Hemicellulose Lignin
microns
Primary 0.03-0.10 10% 20% 70%
S1 0.10-0.20 35% 25% 40%
S2 0.50-0.20 55% 30% 15%
S3 0.07-0.10 55% 30% 15%
M Lamella 1.00-2.00 0% 10% 90%

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Moving
Refining Mechanical Action
Stationary
1 Preliminary Dewatering
2 Removal of S1 Wall
3 Wall Extraction, Delamination
4 Fibril Stimulation
5 Dispersion & Hydration
1 2 3 4 5

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Fiber
Fibrils
Network
CELLOBIOSE
Lignin
Hemicellulose
Fibril Paper
250
OH
OH OH
OH

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Number of Bars Crossings
Net Specific Energy
Refining Intensity
Intensity Factor
Refining Variables

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Specific Edge Load Theory (Edge Lengths per Second)
L x L x RPM r s
Lx 60 sec/min ELS =
ELS = Number of edge length crossings per second (m/s)
L r = Total length of bars on a rotor (mm)
L s = Total length of bars on a stator (mm)
Lx = Average length of the bar
RPM =
Rotor speed (revs/min)
Where:
or # bars
rotator X
# bars
stator X
bar
length X RPM

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Net Specific Energy
Where: NSE = Net specific energy (kW-hr/mton)
P Tot
= Total refiner power consumed (kW)
P NL
= Refiner no load power consumed (kW)
T = Refiner throughput (mtons/hr)
NSE = P Tot - P NL
T

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Refining Intensity
Where: ELS = Total edge lengths per second (mm 2 /sec)
P Tot
= Total refiner power consumed (kW)
P NL
= Refiner no load power consumed (kW)
RI = P Tot
- P NL
ELS

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• Introduction/History
• Refining Theory
• Effect on Sheet
Properties
• Refiner Plate Design
• Process Control
Stock Preparation Refining

Latin American Operations Unrefined & Unbleached Kraft Fiber

Latin American Operations Refined & Unbleached Kraft Fibers

Refining Effects
Fiber Shortening
Surface Increase
Crill Production
Lumen Reduction
Axial Compression
Form Change
Structure Change
Unravelling

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Strength - Softness Curve Facial Tissue
Invariant Tensile Strength (g/ 3" sheet)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400
Qa
l S
oft
ne
ss

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HI
LO 0 160
Strength vs Refining
KWH/T
Brush
Cut M
ulle
n/T
en
sile

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HI
LO
0 160
Bulk vs Refining
KWH/T
Brush
Cut B
ulk
(C
alip
er)

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HI
LO 0 160
Density vs Refining
KWH/T
Brush
Cut S
hee
t D
en
sity

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GOOD
BAD 0 160
Formation vs Refining
KWH/T
Brush
Cut F
orm
atio
n

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HI
LO 0 160
Drying vs Refining
KWH/T
Brush
Cut
Ste
am
Dry
ing

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• Introduction/History
• Refining Theory
• Effect on Sheet
Properties
• Refiner Plate Design
• Process Control
Stock Preparation Refining

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Bars
Plate
Dams
Refiner Plate Design - Dams

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Refining Action
Plate Clearance
Groove Width
Bar Width
Bar Angle
Incre
asin
g

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Hydraulic Capacity of Refiner
Plate Clearance
Groove Width
Bar Width
Bar Angle
Hydraulic Capacity
Incre
asin
g

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Coarse Refining
Mild Refining
Cutting
Brushing
Groundwood
High contaminant secondary
Hardwood
Softwood
Clean Secondary
Ni-hard
Ni-hard or Stainless steel
Bar 4.75
Groove - 4.75
Bar - 3.18
Groove - 3.18
7.9
6.4
5
10
1000x10
3000x10
Refiner Plate Design Recommendations
o
o 6
6
Re
fin
ing
Actio
n
Fib
er
Typ
es
Pla
te
Ma
teria
l
Ba
r/G
roo
ve
Wid
th (
mm
)
Gro
ove
De
pth
(m
m)
Ba
r A
ng
le
Cro
ssin
gs
pe
r S
eo
nd
(mm
C/s
)

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Brushing Plates Effect of Consistency
Applied Energy (HPD/ADT))
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3400
3800
4200
4600
5000
5400
5800
6200 4.5% Cons.
3.5% Cons.
Bre
akin
g L
en
gth
(m
)

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Typical Refiner Curve Burst vs Power
Power Input (kW-hr/mton)
0 20 40 60 80 100
100
120
140
160
180
200
Burs
t (k
Pa)

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Recommendations
•Maximize inch crossings per second
• Increase refiner consistency above 4%
•Maintain even pressure through the refinerthrough the use of recirculation
•Monitor differential pressure
• Routinely develop refiner curves

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• Introduction/History
• Refining Theory
• Effect on Sheet
Properties
• Refiner Plate Design
• Process Control
Stock Preparation Refining

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Electro-Mechancial Actuator

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Typical Refiner Controls
FIC
FT
FSL
PSH
M
JIC
Sel. Sw. Target KW (By Operator)
From Chest
JT
I
To Chest
Seal Water
Net Specific Energy Target (By Operator)
NSE Calculation
KT
KIC PSL
Cons. Dilution Water
FINE SCREENING
Purpose:
The objective of all Fine Screens is to eliminate small size contaminants (bigger than its slot width but smaller than the coarse screen’s holes) from the stock. Many of the rejected contaminants are stickies. Few fiber bundles and other small contraries are also removed. Minimal ink removal and no brightness gains are expected.

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Blanqueamiento tiene tres funciones:
• Blanquear las fibras
• Despojar los colorantes.
•Remover lignina en algunos casos.
Todo esto es para mejorar la apariencia de la fibra
reciclada.
Overview:
Una variedad de quimicos se usan para abrillantar o
blanquear la pulpa reciclada. Cada uno tiene sus
ventajas y desventajas. Algunos quimicos son
compuestos oxidantes y otros reductores. Las reacciones
oxidacion – reduccion son las responsables de
decolorizar y deslignificar la pasta.
La lignina es la causa del amarillamiento de la fibra
cuando se expone a la luz o a un alto PH.
Blanqueo

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ELEMENTOS DE COLOR EN PAPEL RECICLADO
• Son tres fuentes de color presentes en el papel reciclado.
– Lignina presente en la pasta mecanica.
– Colorantes
– Pigmentos
• Aqui nos ocuparemos de tratar quimicamente las dos primeras.

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Agentes quimicos de blanqueo
• Blanqueadores Oxidantes :
– Peroxido de Hidrogeno
– Oxigeno
– Ozono
– Hipoclorito de Sodio
• Blanqueadores Reductivos:
– Acido Formamidina sulfinico (FAS)
– Sodium hydrosulfite

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•Most used bleach in waste paper recycling •Bajio, Ecatepec, Ramos Arizpe, Guiacaipuro, Peru,
Owensboro, Aranguren, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand, South Africa, PDC, Israel, Argentina, Brazil (3
mills)
•Bleaches by breaking down color
structures attached to lignin
•Best results are seen after washing
•These reactions are irreversible
Hydrogen peroxide

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H2O2 + -OH H2O + -OOH
•Perhydroxy anion is responsible for brightening action
•Some dyes and pigments are not sensitive to oxidative
degradation
•Multi valent metal ions and enzymes (Catalase) decompose
peroxide
% Decomposed Peroxide
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time (minutes)
20
40
60
80
100
0
Boiled filtrate
Untreated filtrate
Hydrogen peroxide

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•High pulp consistency benefits bleaching
•Stabilizers (Sodium silicate) and chelating
agents (DTPA,EDTA) optimize Peroxide
bleaching
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
62
56
58
60
Brightness ISO
% Consistency
60
% Silicate applied
Brightness ISO
1 5 3 4 2
57
58
59
61
62
63 2 % Perox.
1 % Perox.
0.5 % Perox.
Hydrogen peroxide

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Cs.
pH
Temp.
Time
Equip.
15-30
9-11
90-130ºC
1-3 hrs pressurized tower
Typical conditions
•Used with Peroxide
•Very little or no brightening on its own
•Color structures are exposed for
peroxide to bleach
•KC South Africa tried to use oxygen
Oxygen

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Cs.
pH
Temp.
Time
Equip.
~15
7-8
35-45ºC
~20 min sealed tower
Typical condition in RF
•Very strong oxidizing agent with very
little selectivity
•In RF the target is fluorescence instead of
lignin or colorant
•Very expensive
•Commercial installations have not been
successful
Ozone

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Cs.
pH
Temp.
Time
Equip.
15-25
9-11
20-80ºC
20-180 min
tank or tower
Typical conditions
•Used for wood free waste papers because it
generates yellowing over lignin containing
fibers.
•It is cheap to use
•After bleaching Sodium bisulfite can
be used to kill residuals
•Environmentally unfavorable/corrosive
Sodium hypochlorite

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Brightness increase 9
7
5
3
0 0 5 7 9
pH value
x
x
x x 25oC
40oC 60oC 80oC
x
•High temperature improves efficiency
•Retention time typically is 30-60 min but some
uses as little as 15min.
•High consistency improves chemical efficiency
but de-gasing is required or entrained air
will consume
hydrosulfite
•Direct coupling of
reductive to oxidative
bleaching is
discouraged
Sodium Hydrosulfite

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60
65
70
75
80
85
90Brightness ISO
Yellow Red Green Black 1% Hydro, 70ºC,4%Cs,1 hr
pH 5.5 pH 9.5
•Used for color-stripping of dyes in RF
•Brightens brown fiber in wood containing pulp
(modifies chromophore groups in lignin)
•For color-stripping: pH above neutral
•For lignin bleaching: pH below neutral
•Used by K-C mills:
Bajio, Ramos, Coleshill,
Guaicaipuro, Reisolz
Aranguren, Mainz
South Africa
Sodium Hydrosulfite

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Typical RF conditions
•Requires special storage and handling
(self combustible)
•Hydro is less expensive than comparable
reductive bleach FAS
•On site generation is economical and safer if usage is >1
ton/day
•Chemicals used in onsite generation:
comb 1: NaBH4, NaOH, SO2
Comb 2: NaBH4, H2SO4, NaHSO3
(borohydride) (bisulfite) Cs. 4-6 or 10-14%
pH 8-10
Temp. 60-90oc
time 30-60 min
Hydro 0.8-1.6%
Sodium Hydrosulfite

Latin American Operations •Used for color-stripping of dyes
•More efficient than Hydro, particularly on
yellow dyes
•Either high pH (9-11) or high temperature
activates FAS
•High temperatures
improve bleaching
•Used by: Barrow, Hadera
Villanoveta,
Korea,
80
75
70
65
60
Temperature ºC
50 60 70 80
0.2 % FAS
0.4 % FAS
0.6 % FAS 0.8 % FAS
Brightness ISO
FAS

Latin American Operations •Requires a retention time of 40-120 min
•High consistency improves efficiency
but watch out for entrained air.
•Air decomposes FAS although
less susceptible
than Hydro. Brightness ISO 85
80
75
70
65 0 30 60 90 120
Time (minutes)
90oC 70oC 50oC 40oC
0.4 % FAS
0.2 % NaOH
4 % Cs
FAS

Latin American Operations •Requires a retention time of 40-120 min
•High consistency improves efficiency
but watch out for entrained air.
•Air decomposes FAS although
less susceptible
than Hydro. Brightness ISO 85
80
75
70
65 0 30 60 90 120
Time (minutes)
90oC 70oC 50oC 40oC
0.4 % FAS
0.2 % NaOH
4 % Cs
FAS

Latin American Operations
Typical conditions
•FAS is more expensive than comparable
reductive bleach Hydro
•Moisture impedes FAS powder make down
Cs. 4-6 or 10-14%
pH 9-11
Temp. 55-90oc
time 30-120 min
FAS 0.4-0.8%
NaOH 1 NaOH : 1 FAS
FAS

Latin American Operations Technology comparison:
Bleach Comparison Table
Oxidative
Bleaches
Peroxide Oxygen Ozone Hypochlorite
Reductive
Bleaches
Hydrosulfite FAS DBI
Bleachables
Lignin and
some dyes
Removes
Lignin aids
bleaching
Most dyes
and
Fluorescence
Most dyes Lignin and
many dyes many dyes many dyes
Disadvantage
s
Poor color
stripper
High capital
cost, high
BOD, poor
color stripper experimental
Darkens
lignin,
environmental
restrictions
Limited
capability:
combustible
More
expensive
than
hydrosulfite
pH 9-11 9-11 7-8 9-11 8-10 8.5-11 7-8
Consistency 15-30 15-30 15-30 15-25 4-6 &10-14 4-6 &10-14 30
Time 1-2 hrs 2-3 hrs 5-45 min 40-180 min 30-60 min 30-120 min <5 min
Temperature 70-90 90-130 23-45 20-80 60-90 55-90 60-90