Abstract:
A method of oxygen delignification of pulp from lignocellulosic material at medium concentration in two steps. An extended delignification is obtained in that the temperature in the first step is held below 90 DEG C, that the difference in temperature between the steps is lower than 20 DEG C. The pressure in the first step is 4-10 bar and in the second step 2-5 bar, and the pressure in the first step is higher than in the second step. The oxygen addition to the first step is high, 25-50 kg/ton pulp, that alkali is added only to the first step for obtaining high alkalinity in the pulp, 25-50 kg alkali per ton pulp. The stay-time in the first step is 10-30 min and in the second step 45-180 min.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-stage paper pulp bleaching process in which at least one of the bleaching stages is carried out in a reactor with chlorine dioxide at a pulp concentration of 8-40 %. The pulp is bleached with chlorine dioxide in a pressurized vessel at an overpressure of 0.1-10 bars and at a temperature of between 90-110 °C and for a reaction time of 1-90 minutes. The pressure of the pulp is lowered in a downstream tower in a manner such as to also lower the temperature of the pulp and enable residues of chlorine dioxide to be extracted in gas phase.