Nalco Chemical Company

Nalco Chemical

Dominic S Rende

David R Cosper

Michael D Breslin

Cationically charged water soluble vinyl addition polymers and condensation polymers provide improved emulsification of alkenyl succinic anhydride sizing agents. Sized paper products prepared from alkenyl succinic anhydride emulsions made with the polymers have superior ink holdout.

Paper sizing method and emulsion

A process for sulfite pulping of wood of the type which comprises sulfite pulping wood chips in the presence of a catalytic amount of a water-soluble molybdenum containing compound, the improvement which comprises using as the source of water-soluble molybdenum containing compound molybdenum sulfide which is added to the sulfite pulping process at a point whereby it is oxidized to an oxide of molybdenum prior to being added to the chip digester.

Method for sulfite pulping using water-soluble molybdenum containing

The addition of catalytic amounts of molybdenum introduced as a water-soluble molybdenum compound to the sulfite-pulping liquors, substantially increases the rate of lignin removal during chip digestion. By the use of this catalyst, the time required to delignify softwood chips in sulfite liquor at a maximum pulping temperature of 135.degree. C. is reduced to approximately 75% of that necessary to remove the same amount of lignin without a catalyst.

Method for sulfite pulping using water-soluble molybdenum-containing

Improved pulp strength and brightness of chemically produced pulp can be obtained by treating the pulp with the addition of 0.05--0.5% based on the weight of the dry fiber of polyacrylic acid and/or its water-soluble salts in the chlorination bleaching stages.

Use of polyacrylic acid in pulp bleaching processes to preserve pulp

Inproved pulp strength and brightness of chemically produced pulp can be obtained by treating the pulp with the addition of 0.05-0.5% based on the weight of the dry fiber of thiourea dioxide in the chlorination or hypochlorite bleaching stages.

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Woodridge, IL, United States of America

Dominic S Rende