Method for burning secondary sludge in a recovery boiler
US5976318A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/928
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for burning secondary sludge in a recovery boiler, in which method secondary sludge is mixed with black liquor. According to the method, an alkali is added to the secondary sludge so as to obtain a mixture having a pH of over 7, whereafter the mixture of alkali and secondary sludge is heated to a temperature of over 80.degree. C. and kept at this temperature for over 30 minutes. Thereafter the heat treated mixture of alkali and secondary sludge is supplied to the thick end of a black liquor evaporation plant.
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