Pulp and paper
Omid Esmailiey; Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; Rahman Jafari petroudi
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Background and purpose: In the production of pulp, materials such as sodium hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, etc. are used in the bleaching process. In addition, the above-mentioned materials can be used as oxidizing materials to increase the surface charge of fibers, can ...
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Background and purpose: In the production of pulp, materials such as sodium hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, etc. are used in the bleaching process. In addition, the above-mentioned materials can be used as oxidizing materials to increase the surface charge of fibers, can help the paper to be more resistant. Therefore, this research was conducted to investigate the effect of fiber oxidation with hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite on the characteristics of NSSC and OCC pulps as fresh and recycled pulps, respectively.Materials and methods: The pulps required for this research, unbleached NSSC pulp and OCC pulp were obtained from Mazandaran wood and paper factory, and first, the percentage of consistency, initial freeness and brightness of the pulp were measured. Also, the required chemicals were all of industrial grade, hydrogen peroxide (in liquid form 52%) from Chlor Pars Tabriz Company and sodium hypochlorite (in liquid form 16.4%) from Kleran Semnan Company and sodium silicate from Bawand Shimi Qazvin Company, caustic (Liquid soda) with a purity of 47% for bleaching with peroxide was obtained from Arvand Abadan Petrochemical, and soda ash (solid soda) with a purity of 90% for bleaching with hypochlorite was obtained from Chloran Pars, Semnan. In order to control the destructive effects of transition metals, all pulps were treated with 0.2% DTPA, in 2% dryness conditions, time 30 minutes, temperature 90 degrees Celsius and pH=5.5-5, before bleaching. At the end of this step, the pulp is thoroughly washed with distilled water and used for the next steps. For the oxidation of both types of pulp, 3, 4, 5% hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite were used for oxidation of NSSC pulp using the above ratios (similar to peroxide) and for OCC pulp, 0.5, 1 and 1.5% hypochlorite ratios were used. Then the structural characteristics of the fibers such as pulp freeness, kappa number, WRV, viscosity, carboxyl groups were investigated and finally, the pulps were evaluated by FT-IR spectroscopy.Results: The results showed that with the increase in the consumption of hypochlorite, freeness increased in the oxidized NSSC pulps, but the trend of freeness decreased in the oxidized OCC pulp. This issue shows the situation regarding the use of peroxide. Also, the oxidation of pulp by sodium hypochlorite compared to peroxide has resulted in the release of more lignin, and in this sense, the effectiveness of OCC pulp (with 1.5% hypochlorite, equivalent to 56.68% Kappa loss) has been higher compared to NSSC pulp (with 5% hypochlorite, equivalent to 83.27% Kappa loss).The amount of water retention value in the pulp fibers in the NSSC pulp treatments has increased compared to the control pulp, and in the case of the OCC treatments, it has not changed significantly compared to the control treatment, and only in one case (OC-Na1) has a significant decrease. With the increase of peroxide consumption in the oxidation process of both types of NSSC and OCC pulp, despite the increase in viscosity, there is no significant difference between different consumption levels. In addition, with the increase in the level of hypochlorite consumption, a significant increase in the viscosity of the aforementioned pulps is observed So that the highest increase related to the sample using 5% hypochlorite for NSSC pulps was equal to 731.87 ml/g. The amount of carboxyl groups of pulps treated with peroxide increased in both types of NSSC and OCC pulps compared to the control sample so that the highest amount of carboxyl groups related to 5% treatment was equal to 0.0468 mmol/g for NSSC samples. The evaluation of FT-IR spectroscopy also shows that the oxidation treatment with peroxide and hypochlorite has increased the carboxyl groups on both types of pulp compared to the control samples.Conclusion: The effectiveness of hypochlorite compared to peroxide in the creation of carboxyl groups in both types of pulp was more, which seems that the increase of carboxyl groups on the cellulose chain occurred more on C6 by peroxide and more on C2 and C3 by hypochlorite. The oxidation process increases the viscosity of paper pulp by increasing the carboxyl groups and due to the creation of a higher molecular weight. In addition, the increase of carboxyl groups due to higher chemical activity has made them able to absorb higher water and thus higher WRV.
Biodegradation
pardis yousefi; Sepideh Hamedi; Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; mojtaba koosha
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Bio-refinery includes technologies which can convert biomass resources to valuable products. In this study, carboxymethylation of the xylan-rich hemicelluloses extracted from sugarcane bagasse pith was performed. DS of the carboxymethyl xylan (CMX) was determined 0.68 using ICP-OES analysis. The presence ...
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Bio-refinery includes technologies which can convert biomass resources to valuable products. In this study, carboxymethylation of the xylan-rich hemicelluloses extracted from sugarcane bagasse pith was performed. DS of the carboxymethyl xylan (CMX) was determined 0.68 using ICP-OES analysis. The presence of absorption bands at 1580 and 1311 cm-1 in the FTIR spectrum of the modified xylan are associated to the stretching vibration of C-O bonds of carboxymethyl groups. The carboxymethyl xylan/chitosan (CMX/CS) films were then prepared by casting method. XRD pattern showed that the intensity of the characteristic peaks of the chitosan reduced after film preparation which may be due to decreasing the crystalline nature of the film. SEM images showed that the surface of the film is uniform. The observed exothermic peak in DSC thermograms showed that the films degraded at higher than 200oC. Water vapor permeability (WVP) of the carboxymethyl xylan/chitosan film was measured 0.84± 0.1 g mm/m2 h kPa. Colorimetric analysis proved that the white index (WI) of the CMX/CS film increased as compared with xylan/chitosan film. In contrary, the yellow index (YI) of the CMX/CS film decreased. Swelling ratios of the CMX/CS and xylan/CS films were measured as 130.42 and 95.71 respectively. The prepared CMX/CS films exhibited higher tensile strength in compared to xylan/chitosan film. This may be resulted from the interactions between amine groups of chitosan and carboxyl groups of CMX. CMX/CS film exhibited the higher antibacterial activity against E. coli that S. aureus.
Pulp and paper
ali ghasemi chahrdehi; Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; Omid Ramezani; ghasem asadpour
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of storage and bleaching of cotton fiber on stability of optical properties of Bond paper. For this aim, industrial unbleached cotton fiber pulp with freeness 13°SR, in two types of fix and agitating was stored for 3-15 days in room temperature ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of storage and bleaching of cotton fiber on stability of optical properties of Bond paper. For this aim, industrial unbleached cotton fiber pulp with freeness 13°SR, in two types of fix and agitating was stored for 3-15 days in room temperature and after that bleached with hydrogen peroxide. Then, standard handsheets was made from bleached pulp and after air-dried, aged in UV and thermal methods and measured their optical properties. Results showed that agitated samples have more brightness and whiteness and less yellowness than fixed ones and by increasing of storage time this numbers be much and less, respectively. In case of UV treated samples, the brightness and opacity of fixed samples decreased and agitated ones increased. The brightness of fixed and agitated samples with thermal treatment showed up and dawn trend, respectively. Also, UV and thermal treatments, especially in fixed samples lead to much yellowness and much whiteness in agitated ones. Therefore, agitated storage method better than the fixed one so that before and after bleaching present suitable optical properties. In addition, paper made from agitated storage samples has more desirable characteristics and influence of temperature more than UV in present and longtime.
Chemical conversion
Niloufar Davodi; Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; Omid Ramezani; Sepideh Haamedi
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In this study, in order to control the inhibitory compounds in the bio-refinery, bagasse pith was pretreated under acidic hydrolysis with dilute sulfuric acid 8%, 90 minutes at 120 ° C. Then, by using de-depleting methods of overliming, activated carbon and combining of both, removal of deterrent ...
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In this study, in order to control the inhibitory compounds in the bio-refinery, bagasse pith was pretreated under acidic hydrolysis with dilute sulfuric acid 8%, 90 minutes at 120 ° C. Then, by using de-depleting methods of overliming, activated carbon and combining of both, removal of deterrent compounds from the above pretreatment hydrolyzates was performed. In the overliming, calcium hydroxide and sulfuric acid, in activated carbon method, activated carbon was used at three levels (0.5, 1.5 and 2.5%) and in the combined method of the combination of materials in the two previous methods became after acid treatments and each of the methods of insemination, the amount of recovered sugars and the values of the inhibitory compounds of furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural in the hydrolyzate were measured as two important indicators. The results showed that application of the above methods on hydrolyzate increased the yield of reduced sugars, so that the highest sugar yield (˃32%) was obtained after the independent method of overliming. In addition, active and combined carbon autonomous methods (overlimming and activated carbon) have an optimum activated carbon consumption of 2.5 and 1.5%, respectively. The qualitative study of the presence of inhibitory agents in hydrolyzates showed that furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural have maximum absorption at wavelengths of 276 and 282 nm. Also, an overliming with 2.5% activated carbon as the best method could eliminate up to 100% of inhibitory compounds. On the other hand, the autonomous method of overliming, with the removal of ˃90% of the inhibitory compounds, also has the highest sugar yield. Therefore, taking into account simultaneously the rate of sugar yield and the elimination of deterrent compounds, two independent alternatives of Overliming and Overliming with 2.5% active carbon could be proposed for the production of bioassays, such as bioethanol, xylitol, ... from the pith of bagasse.
Pulp and paper
zahra takzare; kermanian hossein; omid ramezani; Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; Ali Abdolkhani
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In this study, the liquorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been extracted in the Liquorice factory of Kerman, supplied as raw material. The above mentioned waste, after pre-hydrolyzed with sulfuric acid 2% at 130 °C in 60 minutes, is cooked at temperatures of 170 ̊C, the chemicals charge of 20%, ...
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In this study, the liquorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been extracted in the Liquorice factory of Kerman, supplied as raw material. The above mentioned waste, after pre-hydrolyzed with sulfuric acid 2% at 130 °C in 60 minutes, is cooked at temperatures of 170 ̊C, the chemicals charge of 20%, and in four times 15, 30, 60 and 90 minutes and rate of liquor to waste 7:1 in Soda process. Obtained Soda pulps were evaluated in yield, lignin percentage, water retention value (WRV), viscosity and crystallinity. Results showed that by prolonging of cooking time, pulp yield and lignin percentage were decreased and WRV increased. Also, pulp viscosity in 30, 45 min was increased by increasing in cooking time that according to other results, it seems that it is false viscosity. In addition, accordance with characterizing of samples by XRD, by progressive cooking time from 15 to 45 min, sample crystallinity decreased and in 60 min its value is increased. According to the pulps viscosity and downward trend of lignin removal with progressive cooking time, this addition can be due to crystallization of hemicellulose like xylan on the crystalline zone of cellulose chain. Therefore, according to the results and based on Bio-refinery concept, cooking time 30 min suggested as the best option for production of high value-added products in saccharification process.
Pulp and paper
Hamid reza Rodi; Hossein Jalali Torshizi; Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroudy
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of using different fillers in the presence of cationic rosin sizing agent on the properties of pulp and paper made from CMP fibers. For this purpose, cationic rosin internal sizing agent at the levels of 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 % based on oven dry fibers, ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of using different fillers in the presence of cationic rosin sizing agent on the properties of pulp and paper made from CMP fibers. For this purpose, cationic rosin internal sizing agent at the levels of 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 % based on oven dry fibers, and fillers including grounded carbonate calcium (GCC), precipitated carbonate calcium (PCC), Talc and Zeolite in 25 % level based on oven dry paper accompanied with cationic polyacrylamide retention agent at the constant level of 0.3 % based on oven dry fibers were added to the CMP pulp suspension according to the TAPPI standard. In order to examine the effect of different fillers in the presence of cationic rosin, handsheets with basis weight of about 60±3 g/m2 were prepared from each experiment. Then, various pulp and paper characteristics were measured. Statistical analysis of the results revealed that type of filler has dissimilar behavior on the pulp and paper properties in the presence of cationic rosin. Drainage time of pulp suspension was lower when adding Zeolite and GCC fillers. Talc and PCC decreased more the paper strengths properties. Ultimately optical properties of papers improved more when Talc and PCC were added to the CMP pulp. Consequently, with respect to the priority of brightness and opacity for the copy and print papers made from CMP fibers, addition of Talc and PCC in the presence of cationic rosin sizing agent may be meet more the requirements compare to Zeolite and GCC fillers.
Pulp and paper
omid yazdani aghmashhadi; Ghasem Asadpoor; Esmaeil Rasoli garmarodi; Reza Imani
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Bank-note during in its lifetime exposed to different environments and various applicationns with high frequency. As it is confirmed in scientific studies, bank-note can be one of the most important and perhaps rarest of disease and parasites carriers in society. The goal of this study is evaluation ...
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Bank-note during in its lifetime exposed to different environments and various applicationns with high frequency. As it is confirmed in scientific studies, bank-note can be one of the most important and perhaps rarest of disease and parasites carriers in society. The goal of this study is evaluation of the appropriate solution for antibacterial banknote paper production using silver nanoparticles as an antibacterial agent and a cationic polyacrylamide as retention aid. Laboratory pulp of cotton fibers bleached with hydrogen peroxide with freeness of 34 °SR, consistency of 3.1% and neutral pH were prepared and then above additives were added with specified conditions (nano silver with 25, 50, 75 and 100 ppm with 0.3% percent cationic polyacrylamide) and finally 90 g/m2 standard handsheets made from above mentioned pulp. To verify the presence of silver particles in paper structure, the hand sheet papers were characterized by SEM. UV-vis spectrophotometric method was used to evaluate of antibacterial properties of paper. Also, papers were analyzed in strength and optical properties. The results showed that with increasing the silver nanoparticles consumption, paper strength properties and brightness were decreased, and opacity increased. The biological test results showed that the antibacterial properties of paper were improved with silver nanoparticles consumption. Based on the results of strength, optical and biological tests and also economic and environmental overviews, 25ppm consumption of nano-silver was determined as optimized treatment.
Pulp and paper
Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; Hossein Foladi; Hossein Jalali trshizi; Abas Chaharmahali
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This study focuses on cooking conditions of cotton linters using in Parchin chemical Company to achieve Optimum cooking conditions to provide special cooking table for every linter as above mentioned factory can adjust cooking conditions for all linters to obtain higher quality products. In this respect, ...
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This study focuses on cooking conditions of cotton linters using in Parchin chemical Company to achieve Optimum cooking conditions to provide special cooking table for every linter as above mentioned factory can adjust cooking conditions for all linters to obtain higher quality products. In this respect, 4 types of linters from Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran were provided from mentioned factory and pulped in two steps by 4 hours cooking time in every steps. Cooking conditions were done in 3 level 130, 150 and 160 °C; and various Alkali charge (AA %) in each step and measured cooking yield, ash content, microkappa, pentosan, copper number, carboxyl group, WRV, viscosity, alpha cellulose and acid insoluble materials for any conditions. Results showed that optimum cooking conditions were obtained for Turkey linter at 130 °C and AC%(8%-8%); Uzbekistan linter, 130 °C and AC% (12-%-4%); Turkmenistan linter, 130 °C and AC% (12%-4%); Iran linter, 130 °C and AC% (14%-2%). Hence, based on cooking conditions, the linters can be classified into 3 grades such as Grade 1 (Turkey), Grade 2 (Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and grade 3 (Iran).
Pulp and paper
Esmaeil Rasooly Garmaroody; Iraj Mohammadi
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Bio-kraft pulp made from Hornbeam chips fungal pre-treated (1, 2 and 3 weeks) was used for investigation of its bleachability by DED sequence. Before and after of each step in mentioned sequence, pulps and bleaching spent liquors characterized and then 60g/m2 standards handsheets made from above pulps ...
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Bio-kraft pulp made from Hornbeam chips fungal pre-treated (1, 2 and 3 weeks) was used for investigation of its bleachability by DED sequence. Before and after of each step in mentioned sequence, pulps and bleaching spent liquors characterized and then 60g/m2 standards handsheets made from above pulps and tested in optical properties. Results shown that by increasing in chips pre-treatment time, lignin contents of pulps is more lacked by passing of DED sequence steps. Also, pulp viscosity and DP are lacked by increasing in pre-treatment time simultaneously increasing in hexenuronic acids and this is due to not full selectivity of fungle. Fungal pre-treatment of chips has not significant effect on brightness of unbleached pulps but due to softening in lignin structure, could be improved bleaching process as with increasing in pre-treatment time brightness increased and opacity decreased in final paper. Generally, it seems that Hornbeam chips fungal pre-treatment has good efficiency on its pulp bleachability although chemical consumption in bleaching increased up to 3 weeks pre-treatment.
