Methods of producing a paper product
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1. A method of producing a pulp, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a charge of lignocellulosic material;
(b) contacting the charge of lignocellulosic material with water, the water and charge of lignocellulosic material maintained at a temperature in the range of between about 130°
C. and about 200°
C. and lowering the pH to between about 3 and about 6.9 by producing acid from the reaction of the water and lignocellulosic material for a period in the range of between about 15 minutes and about 240 minutes, wherein an aqueous extract and extracted lignocellulosic materials are obtained and wherein the acid comprises acetic acid; and
(c) pulping the extracted lignocellulosic materials to produce the pulp, wherein the pulp has a viscosity of greater than about 30 cP.
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An omnibus process of pulping and bleaching lignocellulosic materials in which a charge of a lignocellulosic material is biopulped and/or water extracted prior to pulping and bleaching. The lignocellulosic material may be mechanically pulped and bleached in the presence of an enzyme that breaks lignin-carbohydrate complexes.
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1. A method of producing a pulp, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a charge of lignocellulosic material; (b) contacting the charge of lignocellulosic material with water, the water and charge of lignocellulosic material maintained at a temperature in the range of between about 130°
C. and about 200°
C. and lowering the pH to between about 3 and about 6.9 by producing acid from the reaction of the water and lignocellulosic material for a period in the range of between about 15 minutes and about 240 minutes, wherein an aqueous extract and extracted lignocellulosic materials are obtained and wherein the acid comprises acetic acid; and(c) pulping the extracted lignocellulosic materials to produce the pulp, wherein the pulp has a viscosity of greater than about 30 cP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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