Handbook of Pulp: 2 Volume Set

In this two volume set, Dr. Herbert Sixta, head of the cellulose and viscose research department at Lenzing AG in Austria, has brought together a team of authors to produce the first comprehensive handbook on the market. Alongside the traditional aspects of pulping processes, pulp used in industry and paper pulps, this book describes all pulping processes used for paper and board manufacturing as well as waste liquor treatment, pulp bleaching and environmental aspects, while also covering pulp properties and applications.
From the content:Chemical PulpMechanical PulpRecovered Paper and Recycled FibersAnalytical Characterization of Pulps
This handbook is essential reading for all chemists and engineers in the paper and pulp industry.

Spis treści:
Preface.
List of Contributors.
List of Abbreviations.
Volume 1.
Part I: Chemical Pulping.
1 Introduction (Herbert Sixta).
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 The History of Papermaking.
1.3 Technology, End–uses, and the Market Situation.
1.4 Recovered Paper and Recycled Fibers.
1.5 Outlook.
2 Raw Material for Pulp (Gerald Koch).
2.1 Wood.
2.2 Outlook.
3 Wood Yard Operations (Jörg B. Ressel).
3.1 Raw Material Storage.
3.2 Debarking.
3.3 Chipping and Screening.
3.4 Chip screening.
3.5 Process Control and Automation.
3.6 Transport and Handling Systems.
4 Chemical Pulping Processes (Herbert Sixta, Antje Potthast, Andreas W. Krotschek).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Kraft Pulping Processes.
4.3 Sulfite Chemical Pulping (Herbert Sixta).
5 Pulp Washing (Andreas W. Krotscheck).
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Pulp Washing Theory.
5.3 Principles of Washing.
5.4 Washing Parameters.
5.5 Washing Efficiency.
5.6 Washing Equipment.
6 Pulp Screening, Cleaning, and Fractionation (Andreas W. Krotscheck).
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Screening Theory.
6.3 Screening Parameters.
6.4 Centrifugal Cleaning Theory.
6.5 Centrifugal Cleaning Parameters.
6.6 Separation Efficiency.
6.7 Screening and Cleaning Applications.
6.8 Systems for Contaminant Removal and Fractionation.
6.9 Screening and Cleaning Equipment.
Volume 2.
7 Pulp Bleaching (Herbert Sixta, Hans–Ullrich Süss, Antje Potthast, Manfred Schwanninger, and Andreas W. Krotscheck).
7.1 General Principles.
7.2 Classification of Bleaching Chemicals.
7.2 Bleaching Operations and Equipment (Andreas W. Krotscheck).
7.3 Oxygen Delignification.
7.4 Chlorine Dioxide Bleaching.
7.5 Ozone Delignification.
7.6 Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching (Hans–Ullrich Süss).
7.7 Peracetic Acid in Pulp Bleaching.
7.8 Hot Acid Hydrolysis.
7.9 Alternative Bleaching Methods.
7.10 Bleach Plant Liquor Circulation (Andreas W. Krotscheck).
8 Pulp Purification (Herbert Sixta).
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Reactions between Pulp Constituents and Aqueous Sodium Hydroxide Solution.
8.3 Cold Caustic Extraction.
8.4 Hot Caustic Extraction.
9 Recovery (Andreas W. Krotscheck and Herbert Sixta).
9.1 Characterization of Black Liquors.
9.2 Chemical Recovery Processes.
10 Environmental Aspects of Pulp Production (Hans–Ulrich Süss).
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 A Glimpse of the Historical Development.
10.3 Emissions to the Atmosphere.
10.4 Emissions to the Aquatic Environment.
10.5 Solid Waste.
10.6 Outlook.
11 Pulp Properties and Applications (Herbert Sixta).
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Paper–Grade Pulp.
11.3 Dissolving Grade Pulp.
II Mechanical Pulping (Jürgen Blechschmidt, Sabine Heinemann, and Hans–Ulrich Süss).
1 Introduction (Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann).
2 A Short History of Mechanical Pulping (Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann).
3 Raw Materials for Mechanical Pulp (Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann).
3.1 Wood Quality.
3.2 Processing of Wood.
4 Mechanical Pulping Processes (Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann).
4.1 Grinding Processes.
4.2 Refiner Processes.
5 Processing of Mechanical Pulp and Reject Handling: Screening and Cleaning (Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann).
5.1 Basic Principles and Parameters.
5.2 Machines and Aggregates for Screening and Cleaning.
5.3 Reject Treatment and Heat Recovery.
6 Bleaching of Mechanical Pulp (Hans–Ulrich Süss).
6.1 Bleaching with Dithionite.
6.2 Bleaching with Hydrogen Peroxide.
6.3 Technology of Mechanical Pulp Bleaching.
7 Latency and Properties of Mechanical Pulp (Jürgen Blechschmidt and Sabine Heinemann).
7.1 Latency of Mechanical Pulp.
7.2 Properties of Mechanical Pulp.
III Recovered Paper and Recycled Fibers (Hans–Joachim Putz).
1 Introduction.
2 Relevance of Recycled Fibers as Paper Raw Material.
3 Recovered Paper Grades.
3.1 Europe.
3.2 North America and Japan.
4 Basic Statistics.
4.1 Utilization Rate.
4.2 Recovery Rate.
4.3 Recycling Rate.
4.4 Deinked Pulp Capacities.
4.5 Future Development of the Use of Recovered Paper.
5 Collection of Recovered Paper.
5.1 Pre–Consumer Recovered Paper.
5.2 Post–Consumer Recovered Paper.
5.3 Efficiency of Different Collection Systems.
5.4 Municipal Solid Waste.
6 Sources of Recovered Paper.
7 Sorting, Handling, and Storage of Recovered Paper.
7.1 Sorting.
7.2 Handling.
7.3 Storage.
8 Legislation for the Use of Recycled Fibers.
8.1 Europe.
8.2 United States of America.
8.3 Japan.
Appendix: European List of Standard Grades of Recovered Paper and Board (February, 1999).
IV Analytical Characterization of Pulps (Erich Gruber) .
1 Fundamentals of Quality Control Procedures.
1.1 The Role of QC.
1.2 Basics of QC–statistics.
1.3 Sampling.
1.4 Conditions for Testing and/or Conditioning.
1.5 Disintegration.
2 Determination of Low Molecular–Weight Components.
2.1 Moisture.
2.2 Inorganic Components.
2.3 Extractives.
2.4 Chlorine Compounds.
3 Macromolecular Composition.
3.1 Lignin Content.
3.2 Extent of Delignification.
3.3 Alkali Resistance and Solubility.
3.4 Composition of Polysaccharides.
3.5 Functional Groups.
3.6 Degree of Polymerization (Molecular Mass).
4 Characterization of Supermolecular Structures.
4.1 Crystallinity.
4.2 Accessibility, Voids, and Pores.
4.3 Water and Solvent Retention.
5 Fiber Properties.
5.1 Identification of Fibers.
5.2 Fiber Dimensions.
5.3 Mechanical Properties.
5.4 Optical Properties of Laboratory Sheets.
6 Papermaking Properties of Pulps.
6.1 Beating.
6.2 Drainage Resistance.
6.3 Drainage (Dewatering) Time.
6.4 Aging.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Dr. Herbert Sixta studied chemistry at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and obtained the PhD in 1982 with his work on the interaction of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and saturated hydrocarbons with Pt–, Ru–, Cu– and Ru/Cu–catalysts. He then moved to Lenzing AG, a leading company for the production of regenerated cellulose fibers, where he built up a research department mainly focused on pulp chemistry and technology (1987). After his habilitation in 1995 at the Technical University of Graz, Austria, he has been giving lectures on cellulose chemistry, pulping technology and chemistry at the universities of Graz, Linz and Vienna. At present, the scientific activities of Herbert Sixta are focused on the improvements of pulping technologies for the production of dissolving pulps including the recovery of value–added