Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and an impregnation vessel where the bulk volume of impregnation liquor added is in form of hot black liquor having a residual alkali content. Hot black liquor is added in an upper central pipe supplying the hot black liquor as impregnation liquor and flashing off steam for driving off air from the comminute cellulose material. During this first steaming is the wood acidity released from the material and spent impregnation liquor with wood acidity content is withdrawn from an upper withdrawal screen to recovery, a lower withdrawal screen recirculates the remaining impregnation liquor to a second lower central pipe in order to equalize the alkali content well before the remaining retention time in the impregnation vessel. According to the invention is additional alkali added to the hot black liquor and the recirculated impregnation liquor respectively dependent on established alkali level in the liquor withdrawn from the upper withdrawal screen and the alkali level established below the lower withdrawal screen.
Abstract:
A system and process of producing pulp from lignocellulosic material after the lignocellulosic material has undergone compression (pressurization), maceration and removal of extractives produced during compression and maceration followed by chemical addition, fiberization, digestion (cooking) and further mechanical refining.
Abstract:
A continuous process for production of cellulose pulp from grass-like plant feedstock for paper making. The process includes: preparing the grass-like plant feedstock by comminuting, dedusting, continuous digestion, disperging, diluting the cellulose pulp, screening and fractionation, concentration to remove black liquor, dilution with fresh water, and, optionally, pulp bleaching processes. The continuous digestion is performed in the vertical column at 70-100° C. for 40 minutes to 2 hours; average composition of thus formed digestion suspension is maintained within the following ranges: 0.9-1.5% w/w of NaOH; 0.15-0.4% w/w of NaCl or Na2SO3; and 15-18% w/w of grass-like plant feedstock; concentrations of ingredients being calculated on the weight of the liquid phase. Screening and fractionation are resulting with two fractions; one being further processed by milling, and another being further processed to final pulp with or without bleaching processes. The preferred grass-like feedstock for the process is miscanthus/Miscanthus×giganteus, Andersson/.
Abstract:
The method is for the preparation of kraft pulp with increased pulping yield from lignin-containing cellulosic material using polysulfide cooking liquor. In order to increase carbohydrate stabilization and hence the yield from a kraft cooking process a first impregnation stage using polysulfide cooking liquor is implemented at high alkali and polysulfide concentration and at a low temperature. Knots are added to a high-pressure conduit extending between an impregnation vessel and a digester.
Abstract:
The system and method is for the pumping of finely divided cellulose material to a continuous digester. The system has a concentric arrangement of pipes. A fluid (Liq) is added to a chamber formed between the pipes to establish a cylindrical film of fluid around a rod-shaped flow of cellulose material before the inlet to the pump. It is possible in this way to reduce the pressure drop in the lines, reduce wear in the pump, and ensure a maximal pressure build up in the pump.
Abstract:
The method and arrangement are for adding treatment liquid to comminuted cellulose material, preferably wood chips, during the manufacture of chemical pulp in a continuous process. The process is using a down-flow vessel wherein chips are descending down the vessel in a plug flow and wherein treated chips are continuously fed out at the bottom of the vessel. By arranging at least one telescopic pipe inside the vessel that extends down into the plug flow makes it possible to adjust the position for the addition of treatment liquid depending on current operational parameters.
Abstract:
The withdrawal screen section is for impregnation of chips during the manufacture of chemical pulp. Chips are steamed and impregnated in a low pressure impregnation vessel using pressurized hot spent cooking liquor BL. The spent cooking liquor produces most of the steam BLST necessary for steaming the chips. To reduce the need for adding fresh steam for chip steaming is a first withdrawal section in the impregnation vessel modified to be used both as a flash tank for warm pressurized wash filtrate and improved wash-out feature for the spent impregnation liquid behind the screen in the withdrawal section. The withdrawal volume is arranged with an upper part located above the liquid level LIQLEV of the impregnation vessel. Additional pressurized warm wash liquor REC1 is added to the withdrawal volume and flashed off steam is led in a steam duct to the chip volume above the liquid level.
Abstract:
A reactor vessel system including: a first reactor vessel having a hydrolysate and liquid extraction screen, a first region above the extraction screen that is maintained at conditions promoting a hydrolysis reaction in the cellulosic material, a second region below the extraction screen in which the hydrolysis is substantially suppressed and a wash liquid inlet below the extraction screen providing wash liquid at a temperature below a hydrolysis temperature; a transport pipe having an inlet coupled to the first reactor vessel and an outlet coupled to a second reactor vessel, and the second reactor vessel includes a liquid discharge that extracts a portion of liquid from the second reactor vessel and directs the portion of liquid to the first reactor vessel or to the transport pipe.
Abstract:
Continuous transfer of particulate material into pressurized steam reactors is provided by “flow feeder” methods and devices. Material such as lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks are compacted into a “low density” plug,
Abstract translation:通过“流动给料器”方法和装置提供颗粒材料连续转移到加压蒸汽反应器中。 诸如木质纤维素生物质原料的材料被压实成<700kg / m 3的“低密度”塞子,通过利用蒸汽冷凝区域提供对加压蒸汽的动态密封。 蒸汽冷凝区移动到“低密度”塞中的速率被压实的材料进入加压反应器的速率所抵消。 优选的装置通过使用抵抗由卸载装置提供的反压作用的装载装置在流动给料室内紧凑的材料。 压实的材料被主动分解并通过卸载装置进料到反应器中。 在优选实施例中,压实材料在稳态操作中进料,其中蒸汽冷凝区域和低压入口区域之间的界面在流动给料室内保持静止。
Abstract:
A method and system for pulp manufacturing used in connection with a kraft process includes a vertical pressure vessel operated in batch mode, a single-vessel or multi-vessel continuous digester, and other equipment for further processing brown stock, such as for washing, oxygen delignification, bleaching, and drying. A feeder and conveyance system may include a high pressure feeder or direct pump system, and selectively provides fiber-containing material to the continuous digester when making lower grade pulp product and to the vertical pressure vessel when making higher grade pulp such as dissolving pulp. The vertical pressure vessel is used for pre-hydrolysis and neutralization, after which the resulting pulp is fed to the continuous digester for cooking. White liquor and black liquor from the same mill may be used for the neutralization fluids. The same continuous digester is selectively used for cooking in connection with making pulp products of different grades or quality.