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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
George K. Wai, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Abdul Q. Khan, Jax, FL (US);
Assignee:
Ashland Inc., Dublin, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21C 3/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21C 3/20 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for digesting woodchips used in papermaking. The process employs a digester additive, which is a mixture of (a) a polyglycoside, and (b) a polyoxyalkylene glycol. The digester additives are compatible and stable at elevated temperatures in the highly alkaline white liquor used in the digestion of wood chips into pulp. The invention also relates to the digester additive compositions.