Process for acid bleaching of lignocellulose-containing pulp with a magnesium compound
US6398908B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21C9/153
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process for delignification and bleaching of chemically digested lignocellulose-containing pulp. In a first embodiment, the pulp is acid treated at a pH of between about 1 and about 6, whereupon a water-soluble compound containing an alkaline earth metal is added at a pH of between about 1 and about 7 before the pulp is treated with a chlorine-free bleaching agent. In a second embodiment, the acid and alkaline earth metal treatments are carried out in a single step. The chlorine-free bleaching agent includes peroxide compounds, ozone, oxygen and sodium dithionite in an optional sequence or mixture. After the treatment according to the invention, the pulp may be finally bleached to the desired brightness, suitably with a chlorine-free bleaching agent, such as ozone, to completely avoid formation and discharge of AOX.
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