Method of manufacturing pulp and articles made therefrom
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1. A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
- cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition;
mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp;
separating hydrolyzate from the pulp;
treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali; and
refining the pulp.
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Abstract
A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium is disclosed. The method comprises cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition. The method further comprises mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp. The method further comprises separating hydrolyzate from the pulp. The method further comprises treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali. The method further comprises refining the pulp.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
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cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition;
mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp;
separating hydrolyzate from the pulp;
treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali; and
refining the pulp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
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cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition;
mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp;
separating hydrolyzate from the pulp;
treating the hydrolyzate to remove at least one byproduct;
treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali; and
refining the pulp. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of manufacturing a corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
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cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition;
mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp;
separating hydrolyzate from the pulp;
treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali;
refining and deshiving the pulp;
blending the pulp with recycled fibers to form a blended pulp; and
sending the blended pulp to a papermachine to form a corrugating medium. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of manufacturing a corrugated board, the method comprising the acts of:
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cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition;
mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp;
separating hydrolyzate from the pulp;
treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali;
refining and deshiving the pulp;
blending the pulp with recycled fibers to form a blended pulp;
sending the blended pulp to a papermachine to form a corrugating medium; and
coupling the corrugating medium between a first outer ply and a second outer ply of linerboard to form a corrugated board. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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