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Process for controlling pitch deposition from pulp in papermaking systems

US4871424A · kind A · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1988
Grant dateOct 3, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S162/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for controlling pitch deposition from pulp in papermaking systems which comprises adding to the pulp an effective amount of a polymer having hydroxyl groups pendant to the backbone of the polymer. The polymer can be polyvinyl alcohol having 50% to 100% hydrolysis. The polymer can also be a water-soluble copolymer having recurring units of nonionic hydrophilic monomers, and/or hydrophobic monomers, wherein the copolymer has at least 20 mol percent of vinyl alcohol. In another aspect, this invention comprises adding to the pulp an effective amount of a water-soluble polymer derived by substituting hydroxyl groups onto a preformed reactive polymer, wherein the water-soluble polymer has at least 20 mol percent of hydroxyl groups.

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