Repulping wet strength paper and paperboard with persulfate and a carbonate buffer
US5674358A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/64
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Paper and paperboard can be effectively repulped by a composition of nonchlorinated oxidizing agent (persulfates) and a buffer (carbonates) yielding a pH of 7-12. The repulping composition of the present invention is particularly useful in repulping paper containing wet strength resins.
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