KR20090048990A - Manufacturing method for increasing bulk of paperboard by using perlite - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a paper board and a manufacturing method of the bulk is increased by using a pearlite, and more specifically, mainly used in the material industry, such as construction, horticulture, and the like, the inorganic perlite (perlite) that has never been used in the paper industry By using pulp as a sub-material to replace pulp in the paperboard manufacturing process, it is possible to significantly improve the bulk compared with conventional paperboard and at the same time reduce the amount of pulp and steam energy, and economically very efficient paperboard and its manufacturing method.

Pearlite, Bulk, Cardboard

Description

Manufacturing Method for Increasing Bulk of Paperboard by Using Perlite}

The present invention relates to a paperboard and a method for producing the bulk of which is increased by using pearlite.

Generally, cardboard is manufactured in the form of laminated paper of several layers because of the efficiency of raw material use and the dehydration of papermaking process. The raw materials used for paperboard are largely divided into natural pulp and recycled pulp, and various kinds of recycled pulp are composed of OCC (Old corrugated container), DIP (Deinking Pulp), and OMG (Old Magazine). These recycled pulp has a finer content than natural pulp, which not only reduces dehydration but also swells, thereby reducing the bulk and strength of the paper. In particular, the drop in bulk increases the amount of pulp used in the cardboard manufacturing process, which adversely affects production costs.

Cardboard is usually composed of several layers. First, after diluting the natural and recycled pulp in water, the natural pulp is subjected to a mechanical grinding process such as refining, to increase the strength of the paper. Recycled pulp is generally not refined, but depending on the process, it may be refined or dispersed. Mechanical and natural pulp and recycled pulp are added with additives such as retention agents and size agents, respectively, and are put into a paper forming process called paper machine. At this time, the natural pulp and recycled pulp is not mixed and is used as a raw material of each layer of the cardboard. The paper machine for manufacturing paperboard, unlike the paper machine for printing paper, manufactures several layers of paper to be laminated on a couch roll. The laminated wet sheet is made of cardboard through a pressing and drying process, and the base paper formed through this papermaking process is subjected to a coating machine called a size press, and is surface treated or pigment coated in the coating machine.

Generally, several layers of paper are laminated to make cardboard, and the type of raw material used for each layer is also different. The raw materials used for cardboard can be largely divided into natural pulp and recycled pulp. In particular, since the use ratio of recycled pulp in cardboard manufacturing is high, there is a problem that the thickness and physical properties are lower than the printing paper. Therefore, it is urgent to develop secondary raw materials that can replace recycled pulp or natural pulp because there is a problem of supply and demand of pulp and price unstable.

In order to solve the problems described above, the present inventors contribute to improving the paper bulk by using pearlite having a low specific gravity mixed with the pulp, and at the same time, it is possible to obtain a pulp and steam energy saving effect.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper cardboard and a method of manufacturing the same by improving the bulk by applying perlite, which is a material used in the building industry or the horticultural industry, as an auxiliary material of pulp in the cardboard production process.

The present invention

In the method of manufacturing paper cardboard by pulp material is laminated, molded, compressed dewatering, drying, processing and gloss in a paper machine,

It is characterized by a method of producing a paper cardboard by mixing 1-10% by weight of perlite (Perlite) relative to the total weight of the raw material to the pulp and a paper cardboard produced therefrom.

Through the present invention it can be expected that the result of improving the bulk of the cardboard by applying perlite as a feedstock in the cardboard production process. Perlite is a porous particle, and its specific gravity is low. Therefore, when it is used as a subsidiary material to replace pulp, it increases the bulk of the paperboard, thereby reducing the amount of natural pulp or recycled pulp used for the paperboard and the steam energy used for drying during production. It is expected to be able.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

The present invention is mainly used in the material industry, such as construction, horticulture, and the like, by using perlite, an inorganic material that has never been used in the paper industry, as a substitute for pulp in the paperboard manufacturing process, the bulk is significantly improved compared to conventional paperboard. In addition, the present invention relates to a paperboard and a method of manufacturing the same which are economically very efficient because it can reduce the use of pulp and steam energy.

In the present invention, perlite, an inorganic material that has never been used in the paper industry, is intended to be used as a filler in a paperboard manufacturing process. Pearlite is a high-tech material with excellent insulation, sound insulation, breathability, and moisture retention, as it expands the original volume by 10 to 20 times the volcanic stone pearlite at a high temperature of about 700 ~ 1200 ℃. The principle of expansion is that volcanic rocks generally contain 3-4% of volatiles (usually water), and the volatile content is large because pearlite contains volatiles with continuous coagulation during lake precipitation. When finely divided and roughly heated gemstone having this property (700 ~ 1200 ℃), the contained volatiles gasify and expands inside the softened particles to form internal pores, and what is formed on the surface of the particles is ejected outwards. It expands to about 10 to 20 times its volume.

Perlite has been used mainly in the material industry, such as construction and horticulture, but it has never been used in the paper industry. In particular, since the surface specific gravity is low as 0.1 ~ 0.2 g / cm ³ level, when used as an auxiliary material of pulp, it was found that it is helpful to improve the bulk and to replace the pulp.

There was also an example of applying aluminosilicate on the existing papermaking process, it could be confirmed that the bulk improvement was more excellent when using the pearlite as in the present invention.

Even when the same amount of 10% by weight was added, the bulk improvement was improved by 4.9% in the aluminosilicate, but it was confirmed that there was a significant difference in the pearlite by 21.2%.

In order to explain in more detail, the physical properties of perlite and alumino silicate are summarized in Table 1 below.

division Perlite Alumino silicate Chemical composition SiO ₂ : 71-75% Al ₂ O ₃ : 12-18% Na ₂ O: 3-4% K ₂ O: 4-5% Fe ₂ O ₃ : 0.5-1.5% MgO: 0.1-1.5% SiO ₂ : 66-71% Al ₂ O ₃ : 9-13% Na ₂ O: 6-8% Fe ₂ O ₃ : 0.1-0.25% MgO: 1.5-2.5% Na ₂ SO ₄ : 5% Specific gravity, g / cm ³ 1.2-2.4 2.1 Outer weight, g / cm ³ 0.15 0.67 Refractive index 1.50 1.55 Ignition loss,% 1.5 8-11 Particle shape Irregular carving Aggregate form of spherical particles Manufacturing method Plastic expansion (800 ~ 1,200 ℃) Precipitation After Siliceous Reaction

As can be seen in Table 1, it was confirmed by the present inventors that in the case of the surface specific gravity, the pearlite has a lower specific gravity than the aluminosilicate, and the bulk improvement is excellent.

Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the paper cardboard according to the present invention in more detail.

1) Disperse pearlite uniformly in water.

When the pearlite is too high concentration may have a problem in dispersion and transport, it is preferable to disperse in water at a concentration of 5 to 15%.

2) Perlite is mixed with 90 to 99% by weight of pearlite at 1 to 10% by weight (based on 100% by weight of the total raw material) and mixed uniformly.

The pulp is Hard Wood Bleached Kraft Pulp (HW-BKP), Soft Wood Bleached Kraft Pulp (SW-BKP), Bleached Chemi Thermo Mechanical Pulp (BCTMP), Old corrugated container (OCC), Deinking Pulp (DIP), OMG ( Old Magazine).

At this time, when using less than 1% by weight of pearlite, there is almost no effect of the desired bulk improvement, and when it exceeds 10% by weight, there is a problem that the strength characteristics of the internal bonding strength are deteriorated, which is not preferable.

3) Using a uniformly mixed raw material, it is transferred to a paperboard machine for existing cardboard, and then subjected to forming and lamination, followed by pressing, drying, coating, coating, and calendering. Paperboard is produced through

Pearlite, a new material that has never been used in the paper industry as described above, has a low specific gravity, and when used as a feedstock in the cardboard production process, replaces pulp, improves the bulk of the cardboard and additionally reduces the steam consumption by 5-10%. You can.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on Examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following Examples.

Example 1 Paper Carton Preparation Using 1% by Weight Perlite

Perlite was uniformly dispersed in water at 10% concentration.

Perlite is mixed in the raw material line with 1% by weight of pearlite to OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp, which is the main raw material. After pressing and dehydration, a paperboard of 120 g / m ² was produced through a drying process.

Example 2: Paper Carton Preparation Using 5% by Weight Perlite

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 1, 5% by weight of pearlite relative to the total weight of the raw material was mixed with OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp to produce a paperboard of 120 g / m ² basis weight.

Example 3 Paper Carton Preparation Using 10% by Weight Perlite

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 1, 10 wt% of pearlite relative to the total weight of the raw material was mixed with OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp to produce a paperboard of 120 g / m ² basis weight.

Comparative Example 1: Manufacture of Paper Cardboard Without Using Perlite

The same procedure as in Preparation Example 1 was carried out, but paper cardboard having a basis weight of 120 g / m ² was prepared using only OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp.

Comparative example  2: Alumino Silicates  Used Paperboard  Produce

In the same manner as in Example 1, except that 10% by weight of the aluminosilicate relative to the total weight of the raw material and mixed with OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp to a paperboard of the same basis weight 120 g / m ² Prepared.

Comparative Example 3 Paperboard Production Using 20% by Weight of Perlite

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 1, 20 wt% of pearlite relative to the total weight of the raw material was mixed with OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp to produce a paperboard of 120 g / m ² basis weight.

Test Example 1: Physical property check

The papers of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 to 2 were subjected to humidity control at 23 ° C. and 50% RH, and then the basis weight and thickness were measured to calculate the bulk (bulk = thickness / base weight), and the internal bond strength was measured.

division Bulk (cm ³ / g) Bulk improvement rate (%) Internal bond strength Example 1 1.95 0.8% -0.6% Example 2 2.22 14.5% -8.6% Example 3 2.35 21.2% -15.2% Comparative Example 1 1.93 0% 0% Comparative Example 2 2.03 4.9% -20.2% Comparative Example 3 2.48 28.2% -21.6%

As can be seen in Table 2, Examples 1 to 3 was able to confirm the bulk improvement of 0.8% to 21.2% compared to Comparative Example 1 without the pearlite, Comparative Example 2 applying aluminosilicate is the same amount (10% Compared with Example 3 to which the pearlite was applied, a bulk improvement of about 1/4 times lower and excessive decrease in internal bonding strength could be confirmed.

In addition, Comparative Example 3, in which too much pearlite was applied, could be expected to increase the bulk, but it was confirmed that the addition of pearlite exceeding 10% was not desirable due to excessive drop in internal bonding strength.

Example 4 Paper Carton Preparation Using 5.3 wt% Perlite as the OCC Layer in the Carton

White paper was produced by applying pearlite in a general multi-layer paper making machine.

The raw material is 100% OCC (Old Corrugated Container), and the pearlite is dispersed at a concentration of 10% in the raw material that is being beaten in the existing raw material line and mixed evenly in the raw material line.

Chemicals such as retention agents and the like are added to the mixed raw materials, which are then transferred to Voith's multi-layer paper machine to produce several layers of paper, which are laminated on a couch roll, and pressed and dehydrated while passing through three press processes. Drying was carried out stepwise through a dryer cylinder of 100 ° C or more. Thereafter, a paperboard having a basis weight of 400 g / m ² was manufactured through a coating and calendering process.

In the production of paper cardboard, 5.3% by weight of pearlite was mixed with respect to the OCC raw material weight.

Example 5 Paper Carton Preparation Using 3.6 wt% of Perlite as the OCC Layer in the Carton

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 4, by mixing 3.6% by weight of pearlite relative to the total weight of the OCC raw material to prepare a paperboard of 250 g / m ² total basis weight.

Example 6 Paper Carton Preparation Using 2.8 wt% Perlite for OCC Layer in Cardboard

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 4, but was mixed with 2.8% by weight perlite of the total weight of the OCC raw material to prepare a paperboard of the total basis weight 400 g / m ² .

Comparative Example 4: Manufacture of Paper Cardboard Without Using Perlite

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 4, using only the OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp to produce a paperboard of the total basis weight 400 g / m ² .

Comparative Example 5: Manufacture of Paper Cardboard Without Using Perlite

In the same manner as in the manufacturing process of Example 4, using only OCC (Old Corrugated Container) pulp to produce a total basis weight 250 g / m ² of paper cardboard.

Test Example 2: Field Application Results

Perlite was mixed with the OCC (Old Corrugated Container) layer in the multi-layered cardboard of Examples 4 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 to prepare paper in a paper machine, and to measure the thickness and basis weight to calculate the bulk, and to calculate the internal bond strength and steam. The change was measured.

division Bulk (cm ³ / g) Bulk improvement rate (%) Internal bond strength Steam Reduction Rate Example 4 1.35 5.5 -3.7% 8.9% Example 5 1.23 3.4 -6.8% 4.6% Example 6 1.32 2.3 -5.7% 6.6% Comparative Example 4 1.28 - - - Comparative Example 5 1.19 - - -

As can be seen in Table 3, Examples 4 to 6 was able to confirm the bulk improvement of 2.3% to 5.5% compared to Comparative Examples 4 to 5 without the pearlite, -3.7% to -6.8 for the internal bonding strength % Confirmed no excessive fall.

This can save thousands of tens of thousands of tons of raw materials by saving 2 ~ 5% of raw materials in paper mills that use hundreds of thousands of tons of raw materials. I can say.

In addition, the use of pearlite, as well as the effect of improving the bulk, the use of steam was reduced, showing a reduction of 4.6% ~ 8.9% of the total steam consumption, it was confirmed that additional economic effects can be obtained.

1 is a simplified diagram showing a manufacturing process of paper cardboard according to the present invention.

Claims (2)

In the method of manufacturing paper cardboard by molding, laminating, compression dewatering, drying, processing and gloss processing of pulp material in a paper machine Method for producing a paper cardboard, characterized in that 1 to 10% by weight perlite (Perlite) relative to the total weight of the raw material to the pulp. Bulk-enhanced paper cardboard, produced by the method of claim 1.

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