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Method for recycling of old corrugated container using flotation and enzymatic hydrolysis

US6093282A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1999
Grant dateJul 25, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/64
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for recycling of old corrugated container (OCC) using flotation, followed by selective enzymatic treatment to fines portion and by selective refining to long fiber stream, and more particularly, to a method for recycling of OCC, wherein OCC is treated with floatation and enzymatic hydrolysis and those recycled stock is refined, thereby having the following effects: PA1 a) The drainage property of base paper of old corrugated container is improved; and PA1 b) The strength of the same is enhanced by the refining treatment of the fractionated long fiber only; and PA1 c) The cost for disintegration and enzymatic treatment is reduced; and PA1 (d) The imported corrugated board and unbleached kraft pulp can be substituted by the Korean old corrugated container (KOCC).

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