Enzymatic Deinking Technologies, LLC

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James Tausche

Jianhua Ma

Chengliang Jiang

Xiang Huai Wang

Paul Tausche

Robin M Yezzi

Methods for reducing the effects of wetlapping, drying, and hornification of pulp fibers and consequently increasing the pulp drainage and strength properties in the final product (i.e., paper) are provided. The method which has been developed creates a 'value-added' product by the wastepaper supplier or at the pulp and/or deinking (recycled paper) mill&#x2014;a wastepaper load/bale, wet pulp stock or wet lap, or dried pulp treated with or impregnated with enzymes that enhance the quality of the pulp or paper product when it is repulped and processed at the paper mill.

Enzymatic pre-treatment of market pulp to improve fiber drainage and physical properties

Compositions comprising enzyme compositions are provided. Also provided are methods of treating virgin fiber and recycled wastepaper containing mineral oils using the compositions comprising enzyme compositions. The mineral oils generally originate from wastepapers with mineral oil based inks and certain other hydrocarbon-based chemistries used during the manufacturing, paperboard converting, and packaging process. The enzymes break down or modify mineral oils present in the fiber and paper, mobilize and liberate them from the fibers, and increase removal of mineral oils during paper recycling, pulping and papermaking processes. The method results in the break down or modification of mineral oil components in wastepaper, recycled pulp, and paper products by the enzyme compositions so that the mineral oils can be more efficiently detached and removed. The resulting pulp and paper has much reduced mineral oil concentration or less problematic forms of mineral oils and is beneficial for making food packaging paper products.

Enzymatic treatment of virgin fiber and recycled paper to reduce residual mineral oil levels for paper production

Method for controlling the deposition of organic contaminants from the pulp and papermaking systems using water soluble aminoplast ether copolymers is described herein. The aminoplast ether copolymer can be used alone or in combination with one or more additives. The pulps to be treated include mechanical, chemical, semi-chemical pulps; sulfide pulp; recycled old newspapers; mixed office wastes; corrugated boxes; and their combinations. The use of water soluble aminoplast ether copolymers to control or prevent pitch and stickies deposition improves down stream performance of papermaking equipment increasing mill efficiency and improving paper quality.

Method of controlling organic contaminants in pulp and paper making processes

Enzymatic methods are provided for determining the surface triglycerides content in a sample of wood pulp. The methods preferably comprise reacting triglycerides which are present on the surface of the wood pulp fibers in the sample in the presence of a lipase to form glycerol and fatty acids, and then determining the difference between the amount of free glycerol present in the sample and the amount of glycerol formed from said triglycerides. The method is useful as a quick, portable, accurate, and low cost assay for assessing the amount of triglycerides present at various sample points in pulp and paper mills, which advantageously serves as a diagnostic tool for use in controlling the undesirable deposition of pitch during the papermaking process.

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