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In the paper and reduced paper quality. The higher the quality of the paper, the

1076 3 Raw Materials for Mechanical Pulp

fewer bark particles should be retained on the wood stems after debarking. In line

with the morphological construction of the bark layer, bark removal should take

place at the contact area between the phloem and cambium. One measure of characterization

of the ability to wood be debarked is the debarking resistance or the

power and force, respectively, per cm2 of bark that is needed to remove the bark

from the wood stem. Debarking resistance is influenced by:

_ Wood type

_ Felling time (season)

_ Moisture content of the wood

_ Storage duration of the wood

_ Temperature in the cambium area

_ Type of pretreatment

For example, debarking resistance is highest for birch, followed by spruce and

pine, but it also depends very heavily on the felling season of the wood (Fig. 3.1).

Seasonal differences in debarking resistance are also related to the morphological

differences, depending on growth. During spring and summer, when cell division

activity is very high, the radial walls of the cambial cells and the neighboring

phloem cells are very thin and weak, and at this time the debarking resistance is

low. However, if cell division activity is low or is stopped, and liquid transportation

though the cells is very restricted, debarking resistance is increased significantly.

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Debarking resistance [N/cm * 2.5]

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Fig. 3.1 Seasonal development of debarking resistance.

1, Transversal resistance; 2, Longitudinal resistance; 3, Tanning limit.

Debarking resistance also increases with decreasing moisture content of the

wood. Wood that has been stored under dry conditions for a longer time has a

higher debarking resistance. When the type of storage keeps the moisture content

high and rather constant, a longer storage time does not increase the debarking

resistance to any great degree. In order to maintain the state of low debarking

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resistance from wood that has been felled in the spring, water storage would be

the best approach.

Although wet debarking may be carried out with a lower debarking resistance

and better debarking results, dry debarking in continuous drum debarkers is preferred

In the industrial situation in order to avoid problems of pollution and also

to achieve lower investment costs (shorter drum constructions, no effluent treatment).

For technical applications of dry debarkers, see Chapter I-3, Wood yard

operations.

3.2.3

Wood Log Chipping

The uniformity of chip size distribution, bulk density and wood source are the

most important factors that determine chip quality for mechanical pulping. The

average chip length of 22 mm is less than that of chips used for kraft pulping.

The shorter the chip is along the grain, the more fibers have been cut; consequently,

short chips result especially in a lower tear strength. The impact of

extreme chip fractions on thermomechanical pulp (TMP) are detailed in Tab. 3.1.

Tab. 3.1 Impact of extreme chip size fractions on thermomechanical pulp processing and quality.

Chip fraction Impact

Over-large fraction – Causes uneven feed to the refiner.

Reduces pulp quality.

Over-thick fraction – Contains most knot wood present in groundwood logs.

Causes unstable refining and increase of energy consumption.

Decreases fiber length and long fiber portion.

Impairs strength properties and brightness.

Fines fraction – Lowers energy consumption.

Decreases pulp strength, sheet density, brightness and light-Scattering

coefficient.

Increases shives content and causes linting problems.

The technical applications of wood chipping are explained in detail in Chapter

I-3, Wood yard operations.