Method of pre-treating woodchips prior to mechanical pulping
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1. A method of manufacturing a corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
- providing a first liquor that is not acidic or alkaline in nature;
providing woodchips comprising wood fibers;
cooking the woodchips in the first liquor, such that a pH of about 3 to about 4 is obtained after said cooking;
prior to separating hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips at a pH of about 3 to about 4 to form a pulp;
subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali;
thereafter separating hydrolyzate from the pulp;
treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including a second at least one alkali;
refining the pulp;
blending the pulp with recycled fibers to form a blended pulp; and
forming the corrugating medium using the blended 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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42 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a first liquor that is not acidic or alkaline in nature; providing woodchips comprising wood fibers; cooking the woodchips in the first liquor, such that a pH of about 3 to about 4 is obtained after said cooking; prior to separating hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips at a pH of about 3 to about 4 to form a pulp; subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali; thereafter separating hydrolyzate from the pulp; treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including a second at least one alkali; refining the pulp; blending the pulp with recycled fibers to form a blended pulp; and forming the corrugating medium using the blended pulp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of manufacturing a corrugated board, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a first liquor that is not acidic or alkaline in nature; providing woodchips comprising wood fibers; cooking the woodchips in the first liquor, such that a pH of about 3 to about 4 is obtained after said cooking; prior to separating hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips at a pH of about 3 to about 4 to form a pulp; subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali; thereafter separating hydrolyzate from the pulp; treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including a second at least one alkali; refining the pulp; blending the pulp with recycled fibers to form a blended pulp; forming the corrugating medium using the blended pulp; 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 (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of manufacturing a corrugating medium, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a first liquor, the first liquor being water in the absence of an acidic or alkali addition; providing woodchips comprising wood fibers; cooking the woodchips in the first liquor, such that a pH of about 3 to about 4 is obtained after said cooking; prior to separating hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips at a pH of about 3 to about 4 to form a pulp; subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali; thereafter separating hydrolyzate from the pulp; treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including a second at least one alkali; refining the pulp; and forming the corrugating medium using the refined pulp. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of manufacturing a corrugating board, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a first liquor, the first liquor being water in the absence of an acidic or alkali addition; providing woodchips comprising wood fibers; cooking the woodchips in the first liquor, such that a pH of about 3 to about 4 is obtained after said cooking; prior to separating hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips at a pH of about 3 to about 4 to form a pulp; subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali; therafter separating hydrolyzate from the pulp; treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including a second at least one alkali; refining the pulp; forming corrugating medium using the refined pulp; and forming the corrugated board using the corrugating medium. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A method of forming and treating a hydrolyzate, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a first liquor that is not acidic or alkaline in nature; providing woodchips comprising wood fibers; cooking the woodchips in the first liquor; prior to removing hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp; subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali; thereafter separating the hydrolyzate from the pulp; treating the hydrolyzate so as to produce acetic acid, ethanol, xylitol, natural polymers, a biogas comprising methane, or combinations thereof; and forming a corrugating medium with the pulp. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A method of forming and treating a hydrolyzate, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a first liquor, the first liquor being water in the absence of an acidic or alkali addition; providing woodchips comprising wood fibers; cooking the woodchips in the first liquor, such that a pH of about 3 to about 4 is obtained after said cooking; prior to separating hydrolyzate, mechanically fiberizing the woodchips at a pH of about 3 to about 4 to form a pulp; subsequently adding a dilution liquor to the pulp, the dilution liquor including at least one alkali; thereafter separating the hydrolyzate from the pulp; treating the hydrolyzate so as to produce acetic acid, ethanol, xylitol, natural polymers, a biogas comprising methane, or combinations thereof; and forming a corrugating medium with the pulp.
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