Method for controlling pitch deposits using lipase and cationic polymer
US5256252A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S162/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling pitch deposits in a pulp and papermaking process comprising adding lipase and a cationic polymer to a cellulosic slurry in amounts effective for diminishing pitch deposits from the cellulosic slurry in a pulp and/or paper mill. The method may include adding lipase and a cationic polymer to a cellulosic slurry in amounts effective for both reducing the triglyceride content of a cellulosic slurry by hydrolysis and diminishing the concentration of fatty acids released by the hydrolysis in the aqueous phase of a cellulosic slurry. The triglyceride hydrolysate content of the aqueous phase of a cellulosic slurry, formed by the action of lipase on triglyceride within the cellulosic slurry, is reduced when the amount of lipase and the amount of a cationic polymer is maintained for a time period sufficient to hydrolyze at least some of the triglyceride in the cellulosic slurry and reduce the triglyceride hydrolysate in the aqueous phase of the cellulosic slurry.
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