Method of pretreating pulp in an acid tower prior to bleaching with peroxide

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PATENT NO 6736934
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08875424

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The present invention relates to a method of pretreating, by acidification and chelation, of pulp to be bleached with peroxide. Especially, the invention relates to intensifying, and at the same time simplifying the pretreatment required by peroxide bleaching. It is characteristic of the invention to introduce pulp into an acid tower (14, 112) where the pressure is 0 to 20 bar, preferably 1 to 10 bar, and the temperature 75 to 130.degree. C. preferably 80 to 110.degree. C., to treat the pulp in acid tower (14, 112) at a pH of 2 to 6, preferably 3 to 4, for 20 to 240 minutes, for decreasing the kappa number by 1-9, preferably 2-6 kappa units, to transfer the pulp from acid tower (14, 112) to a tower (24) of a second treatment stage, to treat the pulp with either a complexing agent at a pH of 4 to 9, preferably 5 to 6, or with an oxidizing chemical such as chlorine dioxide, Caro's acid, peracids or equivalent, and to wash and/or press the pulp.

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  • ANDRITZ-AHLSTROM OY;ANDRITZ OY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Henricson, Kaj Helsinki, FI 41 237
Pikka, Olavi Karhula, FI 23 141

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