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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1997
Tapani J. Vuorinen, Espoo, FI;
U. Johanna Buchert, Espoo, FI;
Anita B.-L. Teleman, Espoo, FI;
T. Maija Tenkanen, Espoo, FI;
Andritz Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
Chemical cellulose pulp produced by alkaline delignification and having a kappa number of under 24 (e.g. 14 or below) having hexenuronic acid is treated to remove at least 50% of the hexenuronic acid (e.g. 90-97%) such as by treating the pulp at a temperature over 85° C. (e.g. about 90-180° C., preferably about 90-110° C.) at a pH between about 2-5 (e.g. about 2.5-4), which also results in a reduction of kappa number by at least two units (e.g. about 2-9 units, preferably about 3-6 units). The treatment time t, in minutes, is at least 0.5 exp(10517/(T+273)−24), where T is the treatment temperature in degrees C. The chemical cellulose pulp is bleached in at least one bleaching stage; where the bleaching stage is a chlorine dioxide, ozone, or peracid, treatment takes place before bleaching. Under some other circumstances treatment can take place simultaneous with bleaching or after bleaching.