Abstract:
Cellulose is bleached with reduced use of chlorine at atmospheric pressure in a plural step process using as the only bleaching agents chlorine dioxide and a per compound, which process begins and ends with per compound steps and has alternating per compound and chlorine dioxide steps.
Abstract:
Cellulose is bleached in the absence of chlorine in an aqueous medium in a plural of steps including (1) employing an inorganic or organic peroxide or hydroperoxide under alkaline conditions, (2) an organic percarboxylic acid or water soluble salt thereof under acid conditions and (3) an inorganic or organic peroxide or hydroperoxide under alkaline conditions again. An acid pretreatment can be employed.
Abstract:
A process for improving the processability of a coating composition for paper and paper substitutes in which the composition contains at least one undissolved finely divided inorganic substance, organic substance, or mixture of such substances in a system comprised mainly of water, wherein the process comprises mixing into said system about 0.05 - 5.0 percent by weight of at least one dispersing agent consisting essentially of a polymer derived from specified units containing carboxyl, carboxylate, carbonyl and/or hydroxyl groups. A coating composition is provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the purification of waste water which contains phenol, phenol derivatives or phenol plus formaldehyde which comprises adding 0.5 to 2 g of the complex salt sodium-iron (III)-ethylene diamine-tetracetate trihydrate (summation formula C10H12N2O8 FeN.3H2O) per litre of waste water to the waste water to be treated and then adding hydrogen peroxide thereto.
Abstract:
Waste water containing phenol, phenol derivatives or phenol plus formaldehyde is purified by treating the waste water with hydrogen peroxide and either iron, copper or the complex salt sodium iron (III) ethylenediamine tetraacetate.
Abstract:
The process comprises at least three stages, the pulp being bleached in the first and third stages with a per compound and in the intervening second stage with chlorite. In particular for bleaching hard pulp, the latter can be subjected to a pretreatment with magnesium salts and/or organic complex formers. In the case of pulps which are difficult to bleach, or for regulating the degree of polymerisation, the process can be followed by further known bleaching stages. Between the first and second bleaching stages and any further bleaching stages following the process, washing with water is advantageously carried out. Washing between the second and third bleaching stages can be omitted. The process is suitable for bleaching all known pulp types, gives improved whiteness coupled with increased yield and allows substantial reduction in the present corrosion problems. Due to the reduced quantity of chlorite used, the process operates almost chlorine-free, and no significant quantities of chlorine pass into the effluent system.
Abstract:
The present invention provides in a multistage process for fully bleaching a pulp, the improvement in which in the first stage of said bleaching process, the pulp is hydrolyzed with a strongly alkaline aqueous peroxide solution whereby a minimum of chlorine may be used in said process.