Hercules Corporation

Solenis Technologies, L.p.

Hercules Incoporated

Fushan Zhang

William S Carey

Tien-Feng Ling

John C Harrington

Duy T Nguyen

Richard Lee Brady

Xiang Huai Wang

Brian Walchuk

Mitzi K Fader

Kate Marritt Lusvardi

Davit E Sharoyan

John C Harrington, Iv

Jimei Tong

Erin A S Doherty

Erin Doherty

Tom E Taggart

Matthew John Barrett

John Todd Sarraf

William Sean Carey

Brian L Walchuk

A method of measuring hydrophobic contaminants in a pulp slurry or a papermaking system includes the steps of providing an aqueous paper mill sample, filtering the aqueous paper mill sample to produce a filtrate comprising particles, and collecting an image of the particles in a measured volume of the filtrate. The method also includes the steps of analyzing the image to determine a size and morphology of the particles in the measured volume of filtrate, identifying spherical particles having a size of from about 1 micron to about 20 microns in the measured volume of filtrate, and quantifying a number of the spherical particles having the size of from about 1 micron to about 20 microns in the measured volume of filtrate. This method is useful for papermakers for deposition diagnostics, prevention, and contaminant control treatment optimization.

Method of measuring hydrophobic contaminants in a pulp slurry or a papermaking system

A method of increasing the drainage performance of a pulp slurry during the manufacture of paper products by adding (a) at least one microfibrillated cellulose and (b) at least one associative polymer or at least one branched or crosslinked copolymer to the pulp slurry. This addition occurs before the dewatering step where the pulp slurry is formed into a fibrous mat.

Method of increasing drainage performance of a pulp slurry during manufacture of paper products, and products therefrom

The invention relates to a stable aqueous slurry composition comprising clay or clay-like material, hydrophobically associative polymer, and optionally a surfactant; and a method of inhibiting the deposition of organic contaminants in pulp and papermaking applications.

Clay slurries and use thereof in pulp and papermaking applications

A method for inhibiting resinous and sticky substances from filling or forming deposits on or within papermaking forming wire, by applying to said wire an effective inhibiting amount of a composition comprising at least one cationic agent selected from the group consisting of (a) cationic polyureas, (b) hydrophobically modified cationic polymers, (c) alkylammonium or/and alkylimidazolium salts, and optionally at least one nonionic amphiphilic copolymer selected from (i) hydrophobically modified polyethylene glycols], (ii) hydrophobically modified cellulose ethers, (iii) copolymers of vinyl alcohol and vinyl alkonate, (iv) polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, and (v) hydrophilically modified polydimethylsiloxanes.

Method of treating paper forming wire surface

A papermaking method and a composition which utilize, as a drainage aid, a water-soluble anionic copolymer prepared via a water-in-oil polymerization technique that, absent a cross-linking agent, is characterized by a Huggins' constant (k') determined in 0.01M NaCl greater than 0.75 and a storage modulus (G&#x2032;) for a 1.5 wt. % actives polymer solution at 4.6 Hz greater than 175 Pa.

Anionic copolymers prepared in an inverse emulsion matrix

Anionic copolymers prepared in an inverse emulsion matrix and their use in preparing cellulosic fiber compositions

Processes for preparing cellulose products, such as paper products which include substantially simultaneously or sequentially adding at least one aluminum compound and at least one silicate to a cellulose slurry, to a cellulose slurry such as a paper slurry. In particular, the present invention is directed to processes for preparing the cellulose products, such as paper products which include substantially simultaneously or sequentially adding at least one aluminum compound and at least one monovalent silicate or water-soluble metal silicate complex to a cellulose slurry, such as a paper slurry. Compositions containing at least one aluminum compound and at least one water-soluble metal silicate, and cellulose products, such as paper products containing at least one water-soluble metal silicate complex.

Cellulose products and processes for preparing the same

Method for inhibiting scale deposits in an aqueous system. The method may include at least one of adding and forming anti-scalant in the aqueous system such that an amount of anti-scalant in the aqueous system is up to about 1000 ppm, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate, wherein the aqueous system has a pH of at least about 9, and wherein a mean particle size of the anti-scalant is less than about 3 microns. The method may also include at least one of adding and forming anti-scalant in the aqueous system such that an amount of anti-scalant in the aqueous system is up to about 1000 ppm, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate, and wherein the aqueous system has a pH of at least about 9; and adding dispersant to the aqueous system. The method may involve forming anti-scalant in the aqueous system such that an amount of anti-scalant in the aqueous system is up to about 1000 ppm, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate, and wherein a mean particle size of the anti-scalant is less than about 3 microns. The method may further include at least one of adding and forming anti-scalant in the aqueous system, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate; and adding at least one protein to the aqueous system. Compositions therefor.

Methods of preventing scaling involving inorganic compositions, and compositions therefor

Aqueous composition, including a water-soluble metal silicate complex which includes at least one divalent metal. A process for preparing an aqueous composition including water-soluble metal silicate complex includes combining monovalent cation silicate and divalent metal ions in an aqueous environment to form the water-soluble metal silicate complex. A process of modifying cellulose slurry includes adding an aqueous composition having water-soluble metal silicate complex which includes divalent metal to cellulose slurry. A process for preparing cellulose slurry includes adding monovalent cation silicate to cellulose slurry comprising a sufficient amount of divalent metal ions to combine with the monovalent cation silicate to form water-soluble metal silicate complex. A process of making cellulose product includes: adding an aqueous composition having water-soluble metal silicate complex including divalent metal to cellulose slurry; and forming cellulose product from the cellulose slurry. A process of making cellulose product includes: adding monovalent cation silicate to cellulose slurry comprising a sufficient amount of divalent metal ions to combine with the monovalent cation silicate to form water-soluble metal silicate complex; and forming cellulose product from the cellulose slurry. A cellulose product includes cellulose fiber and residue of at least one water-soluble metal silicate complex. A process for waste water treatment includes adding at least one water-soluble metal silicate complex to waste water, wherein the water-soluble metal silicate complex includes divalent metal. A process for waste water treatment includes adding monovalent cation silicate to waste water, wherein the waste water comprises divalent metal ions in an amount sufficient to combine with the monovalent cation silicate to form water-soluble metal silicate complex.

Metal silicates, cellulose products, and processes thereof

Method for inhibiting scale deposits in an aqueous system. The method may include adding anti-scalant to the aqueous system such that an amount of anti-scalant in the aqueous system is up to about 500 ppm, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate, and wherein the aqueous system has a pH of at least about 9. The method may include adding anti-scalant to the aqueous system such that an amount of anti-scalant in the aqueous system is up to about 500 ppm, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate, in the presence of up to about 0.4 ppm of cationic polymer. The method may include adding anti-scalant to the aqueous system at at least one of before a pulping digester and at a pulping digester, such that an amount of anti-scalant in the aqueous system is up to about 500 ppm, wherein the anti-scalant comprises at least one of polyvalent metal silicate and polyvalent metal carbonate. The method may involve adding a nucleation promoter/initiator to the aqueous system to inhibit formation of scale deposits, such that an amount of the nucleation promoter/initiator in the aqueous system is up to about 500 ppm. The method may involve adding first cations to the aqueous system and removing second cations which are distinct from the first cations from the aqueous system, to inhibit the second cations from forming scale deposits, wherein the aqueous system is at a temperature of about 70&deg; C. to 500&deg; C. Inorganic compositions therefor.

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