EP3580388A4 - System and method for silica removal in a pulping process - Google Patents

System and method for silica removal in a pulping process Download PDF

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EP3580388A4
EP3580388A4 EP18750677.9A EP18750677A EP3580388A4 EP 3580388 A4 EP3580388 A4 EP 3580388A4 EP 18750677 A EP18750677 A EP 18750677A EP 3580388 A4 EP3580388 A4 EP 3580388A4
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pulping process
silica removal
silica
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EP3580388A1 (en
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Fredrik Wilgotson
Stefan ANTONSSON
Lars Eriksson
Bengt WERNERSSON ÖSTBERG
Krister Olsson
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Valmet AB
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21BFIBROUS RAW MATERIALS OR THEIR MECHANICAL TREATMENT
    • D21B1/00Fibrous raw materials or their mechanical treatment
    • D21B1/02Pretreatment of the raw materials by chemical or physical means
    • D21B1/023Cleaning wood chips or other raw materials
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C1/00Pretreatment of the finely-divided materials before digesting
    • D21C1/02Pretreatment of the finely-divided materials before digesting with water or steam
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C1/00Pretreatment of the finely-divided materials before digesting
    • D21C1/04Pretreatment of the finely-divided materials before digesting with acid reacting compounds
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C9/00After-treatment of cellulose pulp, e.g. of wood pulp, or cotton linters ; Treatment of dilute or dewatered pulp or process improvement taking place after obtaining the raw cellulosic material and not provided for elsewhere
    • D21C9/08Removal of fats, resins, pitch or waxes; Chemical or physical purification, i.e. refining, of crude cellulose by removing non-cellulosic contaminants, optionally combined with bleaching
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C11/00Regeneration of pulp liquors or effluent waste waters
    • D21C11/0007Recovery of by-products, i.e. compounds other than those necessary for pulping, for multiple uses or not otherwise provided for
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C11/00Regeneration of pulp liquors or effluent waste waters
    • D21C11/0021Introduction of various effluents, e.g. waste waters, into the pulping, recovery and regeneration cycle (closed-cycle)

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Paper (AREA)
  • Silicon Compounds (AREA)
EP18750677.9A 2017-02-07 2018-01-31 System and method for silica removal in a pulping process Active EP3580388B1 (en)

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SE1750106A SE1750106A1 (en) 2017-02-07 2017-02-07 System and method for silica removal in a pulping process
PCT/SE2018/050072 WO2018147784A1 (en) 2017-02-07 2018-01-31 System and method for silica removal in a pulping process

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CL (1) CL2019002201A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2947013T3 (en)
FI (1) FI3580388T3 (en)
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EP3018251A1 (en) * 2014-11-07 2016-05-11 Valmet AB Method for recovering hydrolysate in a prehydrolysis sulfate cooking process for producing pulp

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GB2065188A (en) * 1979-12-10 1981-06-24 Dorr Oliver Inc Desilication in Alkaline Pulp Processes
US4668340A (en) * 1984-03-20 1987-05-26 Kamyr, Inc. Method of countercurrent acid hydrolysis of comminuted cellulosic fibrous material
ZA974836B (en) * 1997-06-02 1998-06-24 Bountiful Applied Res Corp Process for treating spent, waste, alkaline digestion liquor from paper pulping operations and product.
WO2011110746A1 (en) * 2010-03-11 2011-09-15 Metso Paper, Inc. Method for producing pulp
WO2013149913A1 (en) * 2012-04-03 2013-10-10 Ovivo Luxembourg S.a.r.l. Process for removal of solid non-fibrous material from pulp
WO2015139141A1 (en) * 2014-03-21 2015-09-24 Iogen Energy Corporation Method for processing a cellulosic feedstock at high consistency
EP3018251A1 (en) * 2014-11-07 2016-05-11 Valmet AB Method for recovering hydrolysate in a prehydrolysis sulfate cooking process for producing pulp

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SE540305C2 (en) 2018-06-05
EP3580388A1 (en) 2019-12-18
CN110249092A (en) 2019-09-17
EP3580388B1 (en) 2023-05-10
SE1750106A1 (en) 2018-06-05
ES2947013T3 (en) 2023-07-31
CL2019002201A1 (en) 2019-11-08
FI3580388T3 (en) 2023-07-10

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