Table 2: Analysis of DEopDED Bleaching

 

Oxygen

Conventional

 

Delignification

Delignification

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption*

Low

High

Low

High

Final Brightness

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

Number of ECF Bleach Plants

7

7

12

10

         

Pre-O2 Kappa Number

29.8

28.9

-

-

O2 Delignification, %

33

44

-

-

         

D0 Stage Information

       

Kappa Number to D0 Stage

19.9

16.1

29.8

27.5

Plants using Enzyme

0

0

2

0

COD Carryover, kg/ADMt

9.0

6.1

12.0

7.7

Na2SO4 Carryover, kg/ADMt

6.9

10.3

8.0

9.6

Retention Time, min.

40

35

37

36

Do Stage Temperature, °C

59

58

54

54

End pH

2.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

ClO2, kg/ADMt

13.7

16.1

21.3

22.5

Kappa Factor

0.18

0.27

0.19

0.22

 

No.

No.

No.

No.

D0 Stage Consistency, Medium

3

1

0

4

D0 Stage Consistency, Low

4

6

12

6

D0 Stage Upflow

4

7

8

6

D0 Stage Upflow/Downflow

3

0

4

4

Acid Added

7

5

6

4

H2SO4

7

5

6

4

CO2 to brownstock

0

1

1

1

         

First Stage Control

No.

No.

No.

No.

Pre-tower Optical Sensor

6

7

12

9

Pre-tower Residual Sensor

6

7

12

9

Post-tower Optical

2

2

2

1

Post-tower Residual

0

2

0

0

Kappa Analyser

4

3

7

3

Control to D0 Brightness

2

2

3

7

Control to Eo(p) Brightness

3

2

3

2

Control to Eo(p) Kappa Number

3

1

5

1

         

* Including all oxidizing chemicals used in D0 and subsequent stages

 

 

Oxygen

Conventional

 

Delignification

Delignification

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption*

Low

High

Low

High

Final Brightness

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

Number of ECF Bleach Plants

7

7

12

10

         

Extraction Stage Information

       
         

Eop Kappa Number

5.0

3.1

5.0

3.4

Eop Brightness

56

63

49

61

End pH

10.6

10.7

10.7

10.5

NaOH, kg/ADMt

17.4

21.2

20.0

25.2

NaOH/Eq. Cl2 with Papricycle

0.39

-

0.25

0.40

NaOH/Eq. Cl2 without Papricycle

0.52

0.52

0.45

0.46

Oxygen Addition, kg/ADMt

5.5

5.0

5.2

6.6

H2O2 Addition, kg/ADMt

3.5

3.0

3.1

4.5

Kappa Factor* after Eo(p) Stage

0.34

0.45

0.29

0.36

% Delignification after Eo(p) Stage

76

81

83

87

∆% Eq. Cl2 per ∆ Kappa No.**

0.43

0.56

0.35

0.43

Retention Time @ pressure, min.

40

15

37

37

Temperature, °C

80

76

81

82

         
 

No.

No.

No.

No.

Oxygen Added

7

7

12

9

Hydrogen Peroxide Added

7

6

10

9

Papricycle®

2

0

5

3

         

Extraction Stage Control

No.

No.

No.

No.

         

Kappa Analyser

2

1

4

1

Control to end pH

7

6

11

8

Control to Eo(p) Brightness

2

4

1

3

Control to Eo(p) Kappa Number

2

1

4

2

         

* Sum of chlorine dioxide in first stage plus oxygen and hydrogen peroxide in extraction - all expressed as % equivalent chlorine on pulp divided by unbleached kappa no.

** All oxidizing chemicals in the D0 and Eo(p) stages as % equivalent chlorine divided by the change in kappa number (i.e., unbleached kappa no. minus the extracted kappa no.)

 

 

Oxygen

Conventional

 

Delignification

Delignification

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption*

Low

High

Low

High

Final Brightness

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

Number of ECF Bleach Plants

7

7

12

10

         

First ClO2 Brightening (D1)

Stage Information

       
         

Retention Time, min.

154

149

168

149

Temperature, °C

75

73

71

70

Upflow pH

4.0

3.9

3.7

4.4

End pH

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.2

Brightness, % ISO

83.7

83.4

83.9

83.0

ClO2, kg/ADMt

10.0

9.6

11.0

12.3

ClO2, per Eop kappa, kg/kappa unit

2.1

4.2

2.5

4.4

NaOH, kg/ADMt*

1.2

1.6

3.6

3.1

H2SO4, kg/ADMt*

0

7.3

0

0

DEopD Kappa Factor

0.47

0.60

0.39

0.48

         

First ClO2 Brightening (D1)

Control Strategy

No.

No.

No.

No.

         

Pre- ClO2 Mixer Optical Sensor

5

2

3

3

Pre-tower Optical Sensor

3

5

6

8

Pre-tower Residual Sensor

7

7

10

8

Control to End of Stage Residual

5

2

8

3

Control to Compensated Brightness

5

3

8

8

Control to D1 Brightness

5

7

10

7

Control to Upflow pH

4

3

1

7

Add NaOH for pH Control

4

2

8

3

Add H2SO4 for pH Control

0

2

0

0

Control to End pH

3

3

7

4

Antichlor Added

4

1

3

3

SO2

1

0

1

3

NaOH

3

1

2

0

         

* When added

 

 

 

Oxygen

Conventional

 

Delignification

Delignification

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption*

Low

High

Low

High

Final Brightness

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

Number of ECF Bleach Plants

7

7

12

10

         

Second Extraction (E2)

Stage Information

       
         

NaOH, kg/ADMt (Short Stage)*

2.0

9.6

-

-

NaOH, kg/ADMt (Conv. Stage)**

4.1

5.2

5.6

6.8

H2O2, kg/ADMt, (when used)

1.4

0.5

1.4

1.7

Brightness, % ISO

84.6

85.3

80.0

81.0

End pH

10.4

10.3

10.5

10.5

Retention Time, min. (Short)

5

5

-

-

Retention Time, min.

68

80

78

62

Temperature, °C

77

70

74

75

         
 

No.

No.

No.

No.

Conventional Stage

6

3

12

10

Short Extraction Stage

1

3

0

0

Control to End pH

7

6

10

8

Stages with H2O2

3

3

6

6

         

* (Dn)D

** DED

 

 

Oxygen

Conventional

 

Delignification

Delignification

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption*

Low

High

Low

High

Final Brightness

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

Number of ECF Bleach Plants

7

7

12

10

         

Second ClO2 Brightening (D2)

Stage Information

       
         

Retention Time, min.

150

191

176

165

Stage Temperature, °C

75

76

78

74

Upflow pH

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

End pH

3.8

3.9

3.4

3.9

Brightness, % ISO

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

ClO2, kg/ADMt

2.1

3.5

3.2

3.7

         

Second ClO2 Brightening (D2)

Control Strategy

No.

No.

No.

No.

         

Pre-ClO2 Mixer Optical Sensor

0

2

1

1

Pre-tower Optical Sensor

1

2

2

2

Pre-tower Residual Sensor

2

4

4

2

Control to End of Stage Residual

6

4

5

5

Control to Compensated Brightness

0

3

1

1

Control to D2 Brightness

6

7

9

3

Control to Upflow pH

2

3

3

4

Add NaOH for pH Control

1

3

4

2

Add H2SO4 for pH Control

1

2

2

0

Control to End pH

1

5

6

3

Antichlor Added

5

6

4

3

SO2

5

5

3

3

NaOH

2

1

1

0

         
 

Oxygen

Conventional

 

Delignification

Delignification

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption*

Low

High

Low

High

Final Brightness

89.7

89.4

90.1

89.3

Number of ECF Bleach Plants

7

7

12

10

         

Overall Chemical Consumption

       
         

ClO2, kg/ADMt

25.8

29.2

34.9

37.8

O2, kg/ADMt

5.5

5.0

5.2

6.6

H2O2, kg/ADMt

4.1

3.3

3.8

5.5

NaOH, kg/ADMt

22.0

27.9

27.5

30.9

Sequence Kappa Factor*

0.51

0.66

0.41

0.51

Bleaching Cost, Cdn $/ADMt**

37.29

41.92

48.26

53.57

Efficiency, Cdn $/Kappa No.

1.87

2.63

1.62

1.96

       

* Sum of chlorine dioxide in all stages plus oxygen and hydrogen peroxide in extraction stages - all expressed as % equivalent chlorine on pulp divided by unbleached kappa no.

**Cdn $: ClO2 @ $1/kg, H2O2 @ $0.90/kg, NaOH @ $0.34/kg, O2 @ $0.05/kg, net cost of enzyme @ $2.00 per ADMt.

 

 

Optimization Summary - Oxygen Delignified Pulps

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption

Low

High

Category

Rating (out of 5)

Rating (out of 5)

     

Minimize Bleaching Cost

4.4

3.9

Minimize ClO2

4.3

4.0

Maximize Brightness

3.6

4.3

Achieve Low Kappa Number

3.4

3.4

Minimize AOX

3.3

2.6

Minimize Shives

3.3

3.6

Maximize Pulp Strength

2.4

2.9

Minimize TOX in Pulp

2.4

2.9

Compensate for Short Sequence

2.0

2.9

Compensate for Short Retention

2.0

2.6

     

Optimization Summary - Conventionally Delignified Pulps

Relative Sequence Chemical Consumption

Low

High

Category

Rating (out of 5)

Rating (out of 5)

     

Minimize ClO2

4.4

4.2

Minimize Bleaching Cost

4.3

4.1

Minimize Shives

4.3

3.5

Minimize AOX

3.5

3.7

Maximize Final Brightness

3.2

3.3

Compensate for Short Retention

3.2

2.1

Achieve Low Kappa Number

3.0

2.8

Compensate for Short Sequence

2.9

4.0

Maximize Pulp Strength

2.8

2.1

Minimize TOX in Pulp

2.7

3.3

     

 

Optimization Rating Scheme

1 - Strongly disagree

2 - Disagree

3 - No opinion/not applicable

4 - Agree

5 - Strongly agree