US3873413A - Method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions during pulping of wood with sodium based liquors - Google Patents

Method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions during pulping of wood with sodium based liquors Download PDF

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US3873413A
US3873413A US406498A US40649873A US3873413A US 3873413 A US3873413 A US 3873413A US 406498 A US406498 A US 406498A US 40649873 A US40649873 A US 40649873A US 3873413 A US3873413 A US 3873413A
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C11/00Regeneration of pulp liquors or effluent waste waters
    • D21C11/12Combustion of pulp liquors
    • D21C11/122Treatment, e.g. dissolution, of the smelt
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J19/00Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J19/0006Controlling or regulating processes
    • B01J19/002Avoiding undesirable reactions or side-effects, e.g. avoiding explosions, or improving the yield by suppressing side-reactions
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J2219/00049Controlling or regulating processes
    • B01J2219/00245Avoiding undesirable reactions or side-effects
    • B01J2219/00259Preventing runaway of the chemical reaction
    • B01J2219/00263Preventing explosion of the chemical mixture

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  • ABSTRACT Lithium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, lithium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and alkali metal borates or mixtures thereof can be added to the smelt produced by pulping wood with a sodium based liquor containing such compounds as sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide to lower the melting point and make the smelt softer and more fluid so that when it enters the dissolving tank violent explosions are substantially eliminated. These additives do not interfere with pulping and paper strength is not affected b their use.
  • the present invention involves the addition of an alkali metal compound preferably alkali metal hydroxides, carbonates and borates or mixtures thereof (other than sodium carbonate) to a sodium based smelt produced from a wood pulping process in an amount sufficient to lower the melting point of the original smelt to improve molten smelt fluidity and prevent smelt spout plugging as well as dissolving tank explosions.
  • an alkali metal compound preferably alkali metal hydroxides, carbonates and borates or mixtures thereof (other than sodium carbonate)
  • a sodium based smelt produced from a wood pulping process in an amount sufficient to lower the melting point of the original smelt to improve molten smelt fluidity and prevent smelt spout plugging as well as dissolving tank explosions.
  • the smelt is softer and can be more readily removed from the spout if solidification does occur.
  • this invention is concerned with chemical means for improving the properties of sodium carbonate smelt produced from a nonsulfur wood pulping process such as one utilizing sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide as the cooking liquor.
  • Sodium carbonate smelts in particular require higher temperatures to prevent them from solidifying in the furnace compared to smelts containing sulfur produced by kraft or neutral sulfite semichemical processes.
  • the chemicals employed to decrease the melting point of the smelt are used in various concentrations.
  • any potassium containing compound can be used and preferably non-toxic compounds.
  • the alkali metal hydroxides and carbonates are used in concentrations of from 1 to 80 mole percent based on Na O but the maximum effect of K CO is achieved at about 40 mole percent which lowers the melting point of Na CO smelt about 280F compared to the melting point of 1,593F for 100% Na CO smelt.
  • KOH is very similar to NaOH, it is converted to K CO in the recovery process and is effective at the same concentrations.
  • Borax on the other hand, can be used in lower concentrations on the order of from 2 to 10 mole percent based on Na O.
  • the chemicals employed in the present method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions can be added at any point in the liquor cycle but preferably where good control is available such as in the white liquor make up tank or in the black liquor tank. It is only necessary that the smelt contain an amount of such chemicals sufficient to lower the melting point of the smelt so that stoppage does not occur due to a build-up of solid smelt prior to entering the dissolving tank.
  • the refined pulp was converted into handsheets and the properties of the paper determined at 26 pounds per thousand square feet by standard procedure.
  • the conditions employed, pulp yield obtained and the strength properties of the sheets are shown in the table below wherein ring crush is expressed in pounds per 6 inches of sample length, tear in grams per 16 sheets, tensile in pounds per 1 inch width, corrugating medium test (CMT) in pounds per 10 flutes and additive as percent of total chemical expressed as N820,
  • EXAMPLE 1 1 In actual mill operations using a cooking liquor comprising only sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate with no additive to lower the melting point of the smelt resulting therefrom, the smelt solidified in the recovery furnace spout, formed icicle-like projections 4 to 5 feet long which hung from the spout into the dissolving tank, plugged the spout hole and caused the molten smelt to solidify to a dangerous level in the furnace. Frequent plugging of the spout occurred requiring acetylene torches and ajack hammer to melt and chisel the solidified smelt off the spout and to open the spout hole. During the chiseling operation, large chunks of smelt fell into the dissolving tank and upon contact with the water exploded violently which was extremely hazardous to the mill personnel. Over a period of 30 days, about 100 spout pluggings occurred.

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US406498A US3873413A (en) 1973-10-15 1973-10-15 Method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions during pulping of wood with sodium based liquors
ZA00746077A ZA746077B (en) 1973-10-15 1974-09-25 Method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions during pulping of wood with sodium based liquors
CA211,277A CA1058357A (en) 1973-10-15 1974-10-11 Method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions during pulping of wood with sodium based liquors
GB44140/74A GB1489349A (en) 1973-10-15 1974-10-11 Method of improving smelt properties and reducing dissolving tank explosions during pulping of wood with sodium based liquors
SE7412884A SE412424B (sv) 1973-10-15 1974-10-14 Sett att forbettra smeltegenskaper och minska explosioner i smeltlosare under uppslutning av ved med natriumbaserade vetskor.
FR7434424A FR2247576B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-10-15 1974-10-14
ES430977A ES430977A1 (es) 1973-10-15 1974-10-14 Un procedimiento ciclico mejorado de transformacion en pas-ta de papel y recuperacion de productos quimicos para produ-cir pasta de papel a partir de materiales lignocelulosicos.
DE2448891A DE2448891C3 (de) 1973-10-15 1974-10-14 Verfahren zur Herstellung von Papierpulpe aus Ligno-Zellulose-Materialien mit verbesserter Abiaugenaufbereitung
BR8536/74A BR7408536D0 (pt) 1973-10-15 1974-10-14 Processo para melhorar as propriedades de refinacao e reduzir as explosoes no tanque de dissolucao durante a polpacao de madeira com solucoes a base de sodio
JP49118608A JPS524642B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-10-15 1974-10-15

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US20070272130A1 (en) * 2006-05-24 2007-11-29 Lars Eriksson Apparatus for cleaning a smelt spout of a combustion device
US20080110586A1 (en) * 2006-11-09 2008-05-15 Jian Li Process of purifying wood pulp with caustic-borate solution and recovering the purifying chemical

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US4106978A (en) * 1977-01-31 1978-08-15 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Method of preventing explosions using a smelt water explosion inhibitor
US20050037226A1 (en) * 2003-08-12 2005-02-17 Peascoe Meisner Roberta A. Alkali resistant refractories
US20070272130A1 (en) * 2006-05-24 2007-11-29 Lars Eriksson Apparatus for cleaning a smelt spout of a combustion device
US7735435B2 (en) 2006-05-24 2010-06-15 Diamond Power International, Inc. Apparatus for cleaning a smelt spout of a combustion device
US20080110586A1 (en) * 2006-11-09 2008-05-15 Jian Li Process of purifying wood pulp with caustic-borate solution and recovering the purifying chemical
US7854847B2 (en) 2006-11-09 2010-12-21 Rayonier Trs Holdings Inc. Process of purifying wood pulp with caustic-borate solution and recovering the purifying chemical

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DE2448891C3 (de) 1978-04-27
ZA746077B (en) 1976-04-28
DE2448891A1 (de) 1975-04-17
FR2247576A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1975-05-09
JPS524642B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1977-02-05
DE2448891B2 (de) 1977-09-01
BR7408536D0 (pt) 1975-08-05
FR2247576B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1977-11-10
SE412424B (sv) 1980-03-03
JPS5064502A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1975-05-31
SE7412884L (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1975-04-16

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