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Cross-linked glycerol based polymers as digestion aids for improving wood pulping processes

a polymer and cross-linked technology, applied in the field of matter and methods of digesting wood chips, can solve the problems of imposing additional costs and quality control issues, affecting the effectiveness of surfactants, and most surfactants to salt out of solution, so as to increase pulping yield and enhance the penetration of cooking liquor

Active Publication Date: 2016-07-28
ECOLAB USA INC
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Benefits of technology

The invention is about a method for improving the cooking process in wood chip production. The method involves adding a special polymer to the cooking liquor, which helps to penetrate the wood chips and reduce lignin. This results in a paper pulp with lower kappa number, which is important for some applications. The polymer used is a cross-linked glycerol-based polymer that has a branched structure and is made by combining a glycerol-based polymer with another compound. The polymer can be combined with other compounds like anthraquinone or phosphorus oxychloride to further enhance the cooking process. Overall, this method improves the quality of the wood chip-based paper pulp.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately the optimal composition of white liquor impairs the effectiveness of the surfactants.
Because white liquor has a high pH, it causes most surfactants to salt out of solution especially in high temperatures and pressures.
Reducing the amount of surfactant causes wood chunks (known as rejects) to survive the digestion process which imposes additional costs and quality control issues in subsequent papermaking stages.
Attempting to overcome this problem by supersaturating the white liquor with surfactant has been shown to offer little improvement and is undesirably expensive.

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Synthesis of a Glycerol-Based Polymer

[0059]100 Units (or using different amounts) of glycerol were added to a reaction vessel followed by 3.0 to 4.0% of active NaOH relative to the reaction mixture. This mixture was agitated and then gradually heated up to 240° C. under a particular low reactivity atmospheric environment of nitrogen flow rate of 0.2 to 4 mol of nitrogen gas per hour per mol of monomer. This temperature was sustained for at least three hours to achieve the desired polyglycerol composition (Table 1), while being agitated under a particular low reactivity atmospheric environment. An in-process polyglycerol sample was drawn before next step for the molecular weight / composition analysis / performance test.

TABLE 1Examples of Glycerol-Based PolymersMolecularLactic acidweightweight byDegree ofSample ID(Daltons)*NMR**branching**PGI6,10015%0.32PGII7,80014%0.34Note:*Determined by borate aqueous SEC (size exclusion chromatography) method and calibrated with PEO / PEG standards;**de...

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Synthesis of a Crosslinked Glycerol-Based Polymer

[0060]Polyglycerol from the example 1 (PGI) was dissolved in water as 30-60% solution. To the polyglycerol solution was added 50% NaOH solution (1-15% relative to PGI) at room temperature. After mixing, epichlorohydrin (1-15% relative to PGI) was added, and the resulting reaction mixture was agitated at room temperature for hours until the desired crosslinked glycerol-based polymer formed. The molecular weight of the product was analyzed by SEC (Table 2, CLPG—crosslinked polyglycerol).

TABLE 2Examples of Crosslinked Glycerol-Based PolymersPolyglycerolMolecular weightLactic acid weightSample IDused(Daltons)by HPLC***CLPGPGI55,000*NACLHPGPGII 18,000**0.56%Note:*Determined by borate aqueous SEC (size exclusion chromatography) method and calibrated with PEO / PEG standards.**Weight average molecular weight determined by SEC method using PLgel Guard Mixed-D column and DMSO as mobile phase, and calibrated with polysaccharide standards.***Deter...

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Synthesis of a Crosslinked Lipohydrophilic Glycerol-Based Polymer

[0061]To the polyglycerol from the example 1 (PGII) was added H2SO4 (10-22% relative to PGII) at 100-125° C., while agitation under a low reactivity atmospheric environment. The mixture was gradually heated up to 130° C.-150° C. and kept there for at least 30 minutes under a particular low reactivity atmospheric environment, to achieve the desired esterification, C10-C16 alcohols (1-15% relative to PGII) were added. The mixture was heated up to 150° C. and kept there under a particular low reactivity atmospheric environment for at least 30 minutes to achieve the desired alkylation. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at 150° C. under a particular low reactivity atmospheric environment for at least 30 minutes to achieve the crosslinking to produce the desired end product. The product was dissolved in water (50%) (Table 2, CLHPG—crosslinked lipohydrophilic polyglycerol). During the whole process in-process samples...

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Abstract

The invention provides a method of improving the digestion of wood chips into pulp. The method involves: adding a cross-linked glycerol-based polymer additive to a solution used in the digestion process. This additive is unexpectedly effective at facilitating digestion. The branched and ether structure of the additive allows it to withstand the harsh nature of a high stress environment. In addition, it is more soluble in the harsh condition than other surfactants. The structure, resistance, and particular balance between hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions, causes the additive to increases the interaction between the wood chips and the digestion chemicals. This in turn reduces the costs, the amount of additive needed, and the amount of reject wood chunks that result from the digestion process.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 720,973 filed on Mar. 10, 2010 and is also a Continuation In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 560,771 filed on Jul. 27, 2012 and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 848,526.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]This invention relates to compositions of matter and methods of digesting wood chips used in paper pulping processes. The digestion is often achieved by chemical, mechanical or combined means. Chemical pulping is currently dominated in pulping industry, and among Kraft pulping is the most used pulping process. Chemical digestion is a process in which cellulosic raw materials such as wood chips are treated with chemicals including alkaline and sulfide for Kraft pulping or sulfites / bisulfites for sulfite pulping, usually at high pressure and temperature for the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D21C3/22
CPCD21C3/22D21C3/02D21C3/06D21C3/222D21C3/28
Inventor DUGGIRALA, PRASAD Y.LI, XIAOJIN HARRY
Owner ECOLAB USA INC
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