The present invention is related to a method to produce a treated condensate substantially free of organic matter by treating the condensate with at least one of physical, chemical, chemical-physical treatment or combinations thereof. Further, it is also provided a method to treat a condensate in a pulp processing fiber line utilizing multiple washing stages having at least a treated condensate circulating in a closed loop, prior to feeding the condensate into the fiber line, the method comprising the steps of: a) identifying the colloidal organic compounds in the condensate; b) subjecting the condensate to at least one chemical, physical, chemical-physical treatment or a combination thereof; and c) reducing contamination of the condensate, feeding it to the last washer stage, or to some other stage of the pulping.

The present invention is related to a method to produce a treated condensate substantially free of organic matter by treating the condensate with at least one of physical, chemical, chemical-physical treatment or combinations thereof. Further, it is also provided a method to treat a condensate in a pulp processing fiber line utilizing multiple washing stages having at least a treated condensate circulating in a closed loop, prior to feeding the condensate into the fiber line, the method comprising the steps of: a) identifying the colloidal organic compounds in the condensate; b) subjecting the condensate to at least one chemical, physical, chemical-physical treatment or a combination thereof; and c) reducing contamination of the condensate, feeding it to the last washer stage, or to some other stage of the pulping.

Use of a particulate mineral having a coating of one or more rosin acid(s) and/or one or more derivative(s) thereof as a pitch and/or stickies control agent in a composition comprising cellulosic pulp, a method of reducing dissolved and/or colloidal pitch and/or stickies in cellulosic pulp using said coated particulate minerals, said coated particulate mineral, a method of making said coated particulate mineral, a composition comprising cellulosic pulp and said coated particulate mineral and paper comprising said coated particulate mineral.

One aspect of the present invention provides an estimation device for estimating the degree of pitch production in a water system, or the degree of hindrance due to pitch. This estimation device comprises a turbidity information acquisition unit, a relationship model information acquisition unit, and an estimation unit. The turbidity information acquisition unit acquires turbidity information including the turbidity of the water system. The relationship model information acquisition unit acquires relationship model information which was generated in advance, and which indicates the relationship between the degree of pitch production or the degree of hindrance due to pitch, and turbidity. The estimation unit estimates the degree of pitch production or the degree of hindrance due to pitch, on the basis of the turbidity information and the relationship model information.

The present invention relates to the creation of thermally insulating materials derived from cellulosic materials by selectively depolymerizing the materials anatomy. Cellulosic materials may be comprised of three main biopolymers: lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose. The present invention relates to the chemical and physical removal of lignin and hemicellulose, while leaving the cellulose unaltered to induce increased porosity within the material and the material’s macrostructure matrix for use as thermal and acoustic insulation. The increased porosity will be due to the creation of closed cell voids within the cellulosic matrix. These voids will increase the thermal and acoustic insulating performance of the cellulosic materials. The selective removal of secondary biopolymers from cellulosic materials allow for isolation of other value added products that can be regenerated through fewer reactions/steps. This is a novel advantage over other similar processes that dissolve cellulose completely, making it harder to extract and isolate secondary off-stream products.

Methods of fractionating lignocellulosic biomass using maleic acids are provided. Also provided are methods of forming lignin particles, furans, sugars, and/or lignocellulosic micro- and nanofibrils from the liquid and solid fractions produced by fractionation process. The fractionation can be carried out at low temperatures with short reaction times to carboxylate and dissolve lignin with a low degree of condensation.

Methods of fractionating lignocellulosic biomass using maleic acids are provided. Also provided are methods of forming lignin particles, furans, sugars, and/or lignocellulosic micro- and nanofibrils from the liquid and solid fractions produced by fractionation process. The fractionation can be carried out at low temperatures with short reaction times to carboxylate and dissolve lignin with a low degree of condensation.

The invention relates to a use of a water-soluble polymer product comprising amphoteric polyacrylamide, which has neutral or cationic net charge at pH 7, a weight-average molecular weight of 2,500,000-18,000,000 g/mol and a total ionicity of 4-28 mol-%. The polymer product is used for controlling deposit formation caused by hydrophobic substances in manufacture of paper or board, where a fibre web is formed from an aqueous suspension of fibres. The invention relates also to a method for controlling deposit formation caused by hydrophobic substances in manufacture of paper or board, where a fibre web is formed from an aqueous suspension of fibres, as well as to produced paper or board.

Removal of stickies from waste paper and paperboard is obtained with the use of a modified kaolin-based stickies removal composition. The modified kaolin-based stickies removal composition is produced by modifying the kaolin clay, separating the modified kaolin clay from the non-reactive kaolin clay, and then adding a nonionic surfactant to the modified kaolin-based particles. Removal of stickies is improved by the use of this modified kaolin-based stickies removal composition during the recycling of the waste paper and paperboard.

Removal of stickies from waste paper and paperboard is obtained with the use of a modified kaolin-based stickies removal composition. The modified kaolin-based stickies removal composition is produced by modifying the kaolin clay, separating the modified kaolin clay from the non-reactive kaolin clay, and then adding a nonionic surfactant to the modified kaolin-based particles. Removal of stickies is improved by the use of this modified kaolin-based stickies removal composition during the recycling of the waste paper and paperboard.