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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank E Caropreso, Sekillman, NJ (US);
Dean S Thorp, Levittown, PA (US);
Robert H Tieckelmann, Trenton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21C / ; A01N / ; B01D / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
162-7 ; 2521861 ; 210750 ; 210758 ;
Abstract
A method for repulping a wet strength paper is disclosed. Wet strength paper, which contains a wet strength resin, is agitated in water to form an aqueous slurry. An effective amount of a composition that contains a dry mixture of a persulfate and a base in the range of 90:10 to 10:90 is added either before or during agitation, and the slurry heated to produce pulp product for paper manufacture. The persulfate/base combination is capable of breaking down the wet strength resin and adjusting or maintaining the pH at a predetermined level without additional chemical treatment.