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Procedure for adding a filler into a pulp based on cellulose fibers

US6436232B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1997
Grant dateAug 20, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H17/70
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a procedure for adding a filler into a pulp based on cellulose fibers, in which the pulp is fluidized and the filler is added into it. Preferably the pulp is stirred in the fluidized state while the filler is being added. The pulp is preferably at a medium consistency when the filler is being added. Preferably the filler added into the pulp is calcium hydroxide and the calcium carbonate is precipitated with carbon dioxide.

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