K raft pulp is manufactured in the United States from nearly all commercially availble wood species. About 55 million tons per year are manufactured, 30 million of which are bleached and used mostly for printing and office papers and tissue products. Some kraft pulp is exported, and significant quantities are imported, mostly from Canada and South America. Pulps manufact'xed by sulfite, ...

raft pulp i s manufactured in the United States from nearly all commercially availK ble wood species. About 55 million tons per year are manufactured, 30 million of which are bleached and used mostly for printing and office papers and tissue products. Some kraft pulp is exported, and significant quantities are imported, mostly from Canada and South America. Pulps manufactldred by sulfite, mecha...

The aim of the present work was to find a suitable Kraft cooking process for olive tree pruning (OTP), in order to produce pulp of kappa number about 17. The Kraft pulp produced under optimized conditions showed a viscosity of 31.5 mPa·s and good physical, mechanical, and optical properties, which are suitable for paper production. The physical-mechanical and optical properties were measured be...

EXPERIMENTAL A softwood (mainly spruce) bleached kraft pulp (SWBKP), and a hardwood (eucalyptus) bleached kraft pulp (HWBKP) were refined in a PFI mill to 470 and 490 ml CSF freeness, respectively. Three grades of commercial aspen high-yield pulp (325/85, 325/83, 250/80) were obtained from Tembec Inc., without further refining treatment. The properties of the pulp samples are listed in Table I....

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the compressive fracture strength and failure pattern in premolars submitted to endodontic treatment and internal bleaching with 37% carbamide peroxide for 21 days, with application of different restorative procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Six groups were employed (n = 10): 1) non-bleached teeth and pulp chamber sealed with IRM; 2) bleached teeth and pulp cha...

The experimental research, process design principles, and engineering practice of a bagasse pulp production line that could run both totally chlorine-free (OP)Q(PO) and elemental chlorine-free (OP)D(EOP) bleaching sequences are discussed in this paper. Under specified process conditions, the oxygen delignification rate was up to 50% and the brightness of unbleached pulp increased. The (OP)Q(PO)...

Thermophilic mannanase from the Bacillus sp. MG-33 was applied on wheat straw-rich-soda pulp to evaluate its bleaching potential. Optimum conditions for bio-bleaching of pulp were found as, mannanase 3Ug -1 of pulp at pH 6.5 and temperature 65oC that enhanced the brightness by 30% and reduced the kappa number by 20% within 2h. Tear index (1.1, points) and burst index (0.02, points) were also im...

Using biocomposites containing wheat straw (WS) and synthetic polymers like polyethylene (PE) has gained tremendous popularity, but its application in the packaging industry is not substantial. Due to the prevalence of raw WS color which manifests itself in the WS/LDPE biocomposite, the present investigation is dedicated to fabricate a bleached WS/LDPE composite. Thus, raw WS and the pulp of WS...

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) nanofibers were isolated from unbleached and bleached pulp by a combination of chemical and mechanical treatments. The chemical methods were based on NaOH-AQ (anthraquinone) and three-stage bleaching (DEpD) processes, whereas the mechanical techniques involved refining, cryo-crushing, and highpressure homogenization. The size and morphology of the obtained fibers wer...

The effect of hardwood admixture (15-25% birch or aspen) in kraft cooking on the strength properties of the fully bleached pulp was investigated. Results obtained from both laband mill-processed ECF bleached pulps showed that adding 15-25% birch or aspen to the production of fully bleached softwood kraft pulp had a minor effect on the strength properties. No significant effect was observed for ...