Separation of cellulose fibres from pulp suspension by froth flotation fractionation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 304-313

  Redlinger Pohn, Jakob D ^a   Grabner, Matthias ^a   Zauner, Philipp ^a   Radl, Stefan ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

De inking; Entrainment; Fibre fractionation; Fibre recovery; Flotation; Froth filtration; Froth fractionation; Solid liquid separation

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CELLULOSE; DEINKING; FIBERS; FILTRATION; FLOTATION; FRACTIONATION; FROTH FLOTATION; MECHANICAL PULP; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PULP MATERIALS; RECOVERY; SEPARATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEXTILE FIBERS;

CELLULOSE FIBRES; FIBRE FRACTIONATION; FLOTATION FROTHS; MINERAL FLOTATION; PAPER INDUSTRIES; SELECTIVE SEPARATION; SMALL PARTICLES; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION;

CHEMICAL PULP;

CELLULOSE FIBERS; FLOTATION; FOAM; FRACTIONATION; SEPARATION;

EID: 84990219163     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. [1] Ochoa de Alda, J.A.G., Feasibility of recycling pulp and paper mill sludge in the paper and board industries. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 52 (2008), 965–972.
2. [2] International Finance Corporation, Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines Pulp and Paper Mills, 2007.
3. [3] Pegoretti, T.D.S., Mathieux, F., Evrard, D., Brissaud, D., Arruda, J.R.D.F., Use of recycled natural fibres in industrial products: a comparative LCA case study on acoustic components in the Brazilian automotive sector. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 84 (2014), 1–14.
4. [4] Luz, S.M., Caldeira-Pires, A., Ferrão, P.M.C., Environmental benefits of substituting talc by sugarcane bagasse fibers as reinforcement in polypropylene composites: ecodesign and LCA as strategy for automotive components. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 54 (2010), 1135–1144.
5. [5] Gurunathan, T., Mohanty, S., Nayak, S.K., A review of the recent developments in biocomposites based on natural fibres and their application perspectives. Compos. Part A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 77 (2015), 1–25.
6. [6] Ramamoorthy, S.K., Skrifvars, M., Persson, A., A review of natural fibers used in biocomposites: plant, animal and regenerated cellulose fibers. Polym. Rev. 55 (2015), 107–162.
7. [7] Kantarci, N., Borak, F., Ulgen, K.O., Bubble column reactors. Process Biochem. 40 (2005), 2263–2283.
8. [8] Bledzki, A.K., Gassan, J., Composites reinforced with cellulose based fibres. Prog. Polym. Sci. 24 (1999), 221–274.
9. [9] Tervola, P., Washing, screening and cleaning of pulp. Fardim, P., (eds.) Chem. Pulping Part 1, Fibre Chem. Technol., second ed., 2009, WS Bookwell Oy, Porvoo, 382–456.
10. [10] Holik, H., Schabel, S., Unit operations and equipment in recycled fibre processing. Höke, U., Schabel, S., (eds.) Recycl. Fibre Deinking, second ed., 2009, WS Bookwell Oy, Porvoo, 122–278.
11. [11] Ajersch, M., Mechanisms of Pulp Loss in Flotation Deinking. 1997, McMaster University.
12. [12] Størker, M.T., Røring, A., Theory and practice of flotation deinking. 6th Res. Forum Recycl., 2001, 1–6.
13. [13] Deng, Y., Abazeri, M., True flotation and physical entrainment: the mechanisms of fiber loss in flotation deinking. Nord. Pulp Pap. Res. J. 13 (1999), 004–009.
14. [14] Dorris, G., Ben, Y., Ricard, M., Overview of flotation deinking. Prog. Pap. Recycl. 20 (2011), 3–34.
15. [15] Kotanen, L., Korkko, M., Ammala, A., Niinimaki, J., Resource efficiency in deinked pulp production – a review. Tappi J. 13 (2014), 37–43.
16. [16] Beneventi, D., Rousset, X., Zeno, E., Modelling transport phenomena in a flotation de-inking column: focus on gas flow, pulp and froth retention time. Int. J. Miner. Process. 80 (2006), 43–57.
17. [17] Zeno, E., Huber, P., Rousset, X., Fabry, B., Beneventi, D., Enhancement of the flotation deinking selectivity by natural polymeric dispersants. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 49 (2010), 9322–9329.
18. [18] Deng, Y., Effect of fiber surface chemistry on the fiber loss in flotation deinking. TAPPI J. 83 (2000), 1–8.
19. [19] Turvey, R., Stock loss as a function of water hardness in deinking. Pap. Technol. Ind. 28 (1987), 366–368.
20. [20] Turvey, R., Why do fibres float?. J. Pulp Pap. Sci. 19 (1993), J52–J57.
21. [21] Zhu, J.Y., Tan, F., Dynamic drainage of froth with wood fibers. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 44 (2005), 3336–3342.
22. [22] Zhu, J.Y., Tan, F., Drainage and fractionation of wood fibers in a flotation froth. Prog. Pap. Recycl. 14 (2005), 13–20.
23. [23] Zhu, J.Y., Tan, F., On fiber rejection loss in flotation deinking. Can. J. Chem. Eng. 83 (2005), 377–382.
24. [24] Eckert, W.F., Afacan, A., Masliyah, J.H., Fractionation of wood pulps by continuous flotation. TAPPI J. 83 (2000), 1–8.
25. [25] Eckert, W.F., Masliyah, J.H., Afacan, A., Fractionation of softwood TMP by flotation. TAPPI J. 80 (1997), 210–216.
26. [26] Zhu, J.Y., Tan, F., Gleisner, R., Monitoring Liquid and Solid Content in Froth Using Conductivity. Prog. Pap. Recycl. 14 (2005), 21–29.
27. [27] Vashisth, S., Bennington, C.P.J., Grace, J.R., Kerekes, R.J., Column flotation deinking: state-of-the-art and opportunities. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 55 (2011), 1154–1177.
28. [28] Mäkinen, L., Körkkö, M., Haapala, A., Suopajärvi, T., Ämmälä, A., Niinimäki, J., New approach to clean and recover fibres from fine screening reject. 2011 TAPPI PEERS Conf., vol. 1, 2011, 301–328.
29. [29] Haapala, A., Körkkö, M., Kemppainen, K., MacNeil, D., Niinimäki, J., Purification of white waters by selective flotation. BioResources 5 (2010), 2153–2172.
30. [30] Mäkinen, L., Ämmälä, A., Körkkö, M., Niinimäki, J., The effects of recovering fibre and fine materials on sludge dewatering properties at a deinked pulp mill. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 73 (2013), 11–16.
31. [31] Lee, H., Nam, W.S., Sohn, S.D., Paik, K.H., Effect of different types of fines on the properties of recycled chemical pulp. J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 17 (2011), 100–104.
32. [32] Tovar, R.G., Fischer, W.J., Eckhart, R., Bauer, W., Com white water recirculation method as a means to evaluate the influence of fines on the properties of handsheets. BioResources 10 (2015), 7242–7251.
33. [33] Wang, L., Peng, Y., Runge, K., Bradshaw, D., A review of entrainment: mechanisms, contributing factors and modelling in flotation. Miner. Eng. 70 (2015), 77–91.
34. [34] Smith, P.G., Warren, L.J., Entrainment of particles into flotation froths. Miner. Process. Extr. Metall. Rev. 5 (1989), 123–145.
35. [35] Patra, P., Bhambhani, T., Vasudevan, M., Nagaraj, D.R., Somasundaran, P., Transport of fibrous gangue mineral networks to froth by bubbles in flotation separation. Int. J. Miner. Process. 104–105 (2012), 45–48.
36. [36] Patra, P., Bhambani, T., Nagaraj, D.R., Somasundaran, P., Dissolution of serpentine fibers under acidic flotation conditions reduces inter-fiber friction and alleviates impact of pulp rheological behavior on Ni ore beneficiation. Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 459 (2014), 11–13.
37. [37] Neethling, S.J., Cilliers, J.J., The entrainment of gangue into a flotation froth. Int. J. Miner. Process. 64 (2002), 123–134.
38. [38] Neethling, S.J., Cilliers, J.J., Solids motion in flowing froths. Chem. Eng. Sci. 57 (2002), 607–615.
39. [39] Yianatos, J., Contreras, F., Particle entrainment model for industrial flotation cells. Powder Technol. 197 (2010), 260–267.
40. [40] Robertson, N., Patton, M., Pelton, R., Washing the fibers from foams for higher yields in flotation deinking. TAPPI J. 81 (1998), 138–142.
41. [41] Luo, Q., Deng, Y., Zhu, J., Shin, W., Foam control using a foaming agent spray: a novel concept for flotation deinking of waste paper. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 42 (2003), 3578–3583.
42. [42] Zhu, J.Y., Wu, G.H., Deng, Y., Flotation deinking of toner-printed papers using frother spray. J. Pulp Pap. Sci. 24 (1998), 295–299.
43. [43] Becker, S., Sokolichin, A., Eigenberger, G., Flow in bubble columns and loop. Chem. Eng., 49, 1995.
44. [44] Lu, W.-J., Hwang, S.-J., Chang, C.-M., Liquid velocity and gas holdup in three-phase internal loop airlift reactors with low-density particles. Chem. Eng. Sci. 50 (1995), 1301–1310.
45. [45] SCAN-CM 66:05, Fines content, Scandinavian Pulp, Paper and Board test committee, Stockholm, Sweden, 2005.
46. [46] Akdemir, Ü., Sönmez, I., Investigation of coal and ash recovery and entrainment in flotation. Fuel Process. Technol. 82 (2003), 1–9.
47. [47] Delozier, G., Zhao, Y., Deng, Y., White, D., Zhu, J., Prein, M., Laboratory and mill scale evaluation of biopulping of Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden with Phanerochaete chrysosporium RP-78 under non-aseptic conditions. TAPPI J. 4 (2005), 25–30.
48. [48] Hegger, M., Auch-Schwelk, V., Fuchs, M., Rosenkranz, T., Construction Materials Manual. 2006, Birkhäuser GmbH.
49. [49] Korpela, A., Removal of resin from mechanical pulps by selective flotation: mechanisms of resin flotation and yield loss of fibers. J. Wood Chem. Technol. 26 (2006), 175–186.
50. [50] Tao, D., Role of bubble size in flotation of coarse and fine particles – a review. Sep. Sci. Technol. 39 (2005), 741–760.
51. [51] Maaß, S., Wollny, S., Voigt, A., Kraume, M., Experimental comparison of measurement techniques for drop size distributions in liquid/liquid dispersions. Exp. Fluids 50 (2011), 259–269.