US3883391A - Treatment of lignocellulosic material with an aqueous containing cyanide ions and an alkaline earth metal salt - Google Patents

Treatment of lignocellulosic material with an aqueous containing cyanide ions and an alkaline earth metal salt Download PDF

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US3883391A
US3883391A US433868A US43386874A US3883391A US 3883391 A US3883391 A US 3883391A US 433868 A US433868 A US 433868A US 43386874 A US43386874 A US 43386874A US 3883391 A US3883391 A US 3883391A
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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
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  • ABSTRACT A process for increasing the yields in alkaline pulping of lignocellulosic materials, such as by the Kraft process, comprising treatment of the cellulosic materials with cyanide and a water'soluble, alkaline-earth metal salt. The lignocellulosic material is then filtered, washed and digested with an alkali-metal pulping solution having a pH of at least about 7.
  • the process of the invention comprises an initial treatment of lignocellulosic materials at a pH of at least about 7.0, up to about 12.0, preferably 8.5 to 10.5, in an aqueous solution containing cyanide ions, hydroxyl ions, along with a watensoluble, alkaline-earth metal salt.
  • the cellulosic material is removed from the aque ous initial treatment solution and digested in an alkalimetal pulping solution having a pH of at least about 7, preferably not higher than 12.0.
  • the alkaline earth metal salt employed is desirably soluble in water at 25C. to the extent of at least about 50 grams per liter.
  • the water-soluble, alkaline-earth metal salt is desirably employed in an amount of at least about 0.1 percent, preferably at least about 1.0 percent, by weight of the treatment solution.
  • a treatment solution of at least about 0.25 molar with respect to calcium chloride has been shown to provide excellent increase in pulping yields.
  • the amount of alkaline-earth metal salt addition should take into account the realization that metal ion residing in the chips following pretreatment by the cyanide solution will consume active alkali in the subsequent kraft cook by the reaction:
  • cyanide preferably introduced as alkali-metal cyanide, such as sodium cyanide, may vary widely, but amounts of between 0.25 and 2.0 percent by weight of treatment solution are preferred, with the optimum between about 1 and 1.5 percent.
  • the pretreatment with the cyanide and watersoluble, alkaline-earth metal salt over a broad range of temperatures, such as from ambient temperature to about 130C. is satisfactory. Temperatures in excess of 130C., while providing improvement, are less desirable than temperatures below 130C.
  • the preferred temperatures are between about C. and C.
  • alkaline earth salts which may be employed are calcium chloride, which is preferred, calcium acetate, calcium bromide, calcium hypochlorite, calcium cyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, calcium hydrosulfide, calcium bisulfite, calcium dithionate, calcium thiosulfate, barium bromate, barium bromide, barium chlorate, barium chloride, barium cyanide, barium ferrocyanide, barium hydrosulfide, barium silicate, strontium chloride, strontium chlorate, etc.
  • calcium chloride which is preferred, calcium acetate, calcium bromide, calcium hypochlorite, calcium cyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, calcium hydrosulfide, calcium bisulfite, calcium dithionate, calcium thiosulfate, barium bromate, barium bromide, barium chlorate, barium chloride, barium cyanide, barium ferrocyanide, barium hydrosulfide, barium silicate, strontium chloride,
  • hydrocellulose in the amount of 1.0 grams, was used as a model of the cellulosic substrate to ascertain the improvement in yields under varying conditions and amounts of sodium cyanide and calcium chloride.
  • an aqueous suspension of the hydrocellulose powder was first treated at 75C. for 2 hours in 150 ml. of aqueous solution containing the additives set forth in Table 1 below. The treatment was continued for 2.0 hours. The hydrocel-' lulose was then filtered, washed with water, then acetic acid, followed by water. The washed powder was transferred to a flask containing 150 ml. of one normal sodium hydroxide.
  • Examples IV and V indicate that pretreatment with sodium cyanide alone (0.25 molar) increased the stability of the hydrocellulose so that after treatment in boiling one normal sodium hydroxide for two hours, the yield obtained was in the order of 65 percent.
  • Example VIII shows that the increase in yield in Examples VI and VII was due to the combined presence of cyanide and calcium chloride, and not one of these reagents alone.
  • Example IX shows that yields can be increased to the order of about percent by increasing the amount of calcium chloride to about 2.5 molar in combination with the 0.25 molar concentration of cyanide in the pretreatment.
  • Examples X-XX a series of pulping experiments was conducted using southern pine chips. In these experiments, a one cubic foot digester was used in some cases, while in others a four liter digester was used. The results were found to be unaffected by the size of the digester.
  • the calcium chloride employed may be replaced by equivalent amounts of other watersoluble, alkaline-earth metal salts such as, calcium acetate, calcium bromide, calcium hypochlorite, calcium cyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, calcium hydrosulfide, calcium bisulfite, calcium dithionate, calcium thiosulfate, barium bromate, barium bromide, barium chlorate, barium chloride, barium cyanide, barium ferrocyanide, barium hydrosulfide, barium silicate, strontium chloride, strontium chlorate, etc.
  • other watersoluble, alkaline-earth metal salts such as, calcium acetate, calcium bromide, calcium hypochlorite, calcium cyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, calcium hydrosulfide, calcium bisulfite, calcium dithionate, calcium thiosulfate, barium bromate, barium bromide, barium chlorate, barium chloride, barium cyanide, barium ferrocyanide, bar
  • a process for increasing the yields of alkaline pulp ing of lignocellulosic material comprising treatment of the lignocellulosic material with an aqueous solution containing cyanide ions and a water-soluble, alkalineearth metal salt.
  • cyanide ion containing solution shall contain at least about 0.25 percent by weight of cyanide and up to about 2 percent.
  • a process for increasing the yields of alkaline pulping of lignocellulosic material comprising treatment of said lignocellulosic material with an aqueous solution containing cyanide ions and a water-soluble, alkalineearth metal salt, removing the lignocellulosic material from said aqueous solution, and digesting the thus treated lignocellulosic material with an alkali-metal pulping solution having a pH above about 7 and up to about 12.
  • lignocellulosic material is in the form of wood chips.
  • a process in accordance with claim 9 wherein the cyanide ion containing solution shall contain at least about 0.25 percent by weight of cyanide and up to about 2 percent.
  • water-soluble alkaline-earth metal salt is a salt of calcium.

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SE7405422A SE391205B (sv) 1974-01-16 1974-04-23 Sett att oka massautbytet vid alkalisk kokning av lignocellulosahaltigt material
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US3663358A (en) * 1970-04-29 1972-05-16 Westvaco Corp A METHOD FOR INCREASING BISULFITE PULP YIELD COMPRISING TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL WITH CYANIDE IONS AT A pH OF 7{14 12 PRIOR TO DIGESTION

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US3929559A (en) * 1974-12-16 1975-12-30 Mac Millan Bloedel Ltd Stabilization of cellulosic material by treatment with ferricyanide ion
US5728265A (en) * 1995-06-12 1998-03-17 Henkel Corporation Process for enhancing white liquor penetration into wood chips by contacting the chips with a mixture of the white liquor and a polymethylalkyl siloxane
WO2010066026A1 (en) * 2008-12-08 2010-06-17 Fpinnovations Increasing alkaline pulping yield for softwood with metal ions
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