Author： Bose S. K.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 0277-3813
Source： Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, Vol.29, Iss.3, 2009-07, pp. : 214-226
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Abstract
Soda pulping catalyzed by anthraquinone (AQ) or 2-methylanthraquinone (MAQ) can produce hardwood chemical pulps similar to kraft pulps in all respect but for bleachability. Results accumulated in our laboratory suggest that the residual lignin in pulps from anthraquinone catalyzed processes is less reactive toward bleaching chemicals than that in kraft pulps. Analyses of pulps by periodate and permanganate oxidations suggest that the residual lignin from the non-sulfur processes contained more condensed structures than kraft residual lignin. The low reactivity of these structures is believed to be responsible for the lower brightness of bleached soda-AQ (SAQ) pulps. Pulping and bleaching trials with hardwood chips demonstrated that shortening of the cooking time and/or increasing the alkalinity is one strategy for improving bleachability of SAQ pulps. When sugar maple (Acer saccharum) chips were SAQ cooked for 1.0 and 2.0 h at 165°C, the higher kappa number pulp produced after 1.0 h of cooking bleached to a significantly higher brightness with a small increase in the chlorine dioxide application.
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