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1126 6 Bleaching of Mechanical Pulp

6.2 Bleaching with Hydrogen Peroxide

spp.). The wood species, the age of the wood, storage of the logs and the bark content

each have a huge impact on bleachability and the brightness ceiling.

During the bleaching process, a variety of compounds are dissolved, the main ones

being acetic acid (from acetyl groups on carbohydrates) and low molecular-weight

polyoses. Lignin dissolves only to a small extent. However, because the pulping process

solubilizes only a small part of the wood, rather high effluent loads can result

from bleaching. Top brightness requires a high peroxide input and, for its activation,

a similarly large amount of caustic soda. The resultant brightness in bleaching softwood

TMP with increasing input of hydrogen peroxide is shown graphically in

Fig. 6.2, where different amounts of caustic soda were applied to achieve the best

response in brightness. For a given residence time and temperature, there is an optimum

level of activation. The shape of the curves shows, for the ratio of H2O2 to

NaOH, an increasingly wider range of tolerance. Clearly, the more peroxide

applied, the less critical is the correct amount of caustic soda added.

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Fig. 6.2 Increase in brightness with optimized charges of NaOH

for different peroxide amounts. Bleaching at 65 °C, 3 h, 20%

consistency, with a constant addition of 2% sodium silicate.

An inadequate activation results in an insufficient consumption of H2O2, but

too-high charges are similarly detrimental, and the alkalinity consumes peroxide

and brightness decreases again. The process cannot be operated with the aim of

consuming all of the hydrogen peroxide applied. An example of the brightness

resulting from a constant input of hydrogen peroxide but a variation of the

amount of caustic soda is shown in Fig. 6.3. The comparison of best brightness

and remaining residual allows the conclusion to be made that the residual must

be higher than about 10–15% of the peroxide input in order to achieve the best

result. As a lower residual results in a poorer gain in brightness, it is therefore

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6 Bleaching of Mechanical Pulp

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Fig. 6.3 Impact of the variation of the caustic soda charge on

brightness. Bleaching of softwood TMP with 4% H2O2 and

2% sodium silicate, constant: 25% consistency, 3 h, 70 °C.

important to control the peroxide residual and to evaluate the ratio between residual

and input.

Bleaching response is improved with consistency. The reason for this is the

higher relative concentration of the chemicals and the lower level of dissolved

compounds. The steep increase in bleaching efficiency with the consistency is

visualized in Fig. 6.4. Because of the importance of high-consistency, modern

bleach plants operate well above a level of 25%.

The addition of sodium silicate in bleaching has several effects. First, it acts as a

buffer, and therefore reduces the peak value of the pH. The instability of diluted

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Pulp consistency [%]

Fig. 6.4 Impact of consistency on mechanical pulp bleaching.

Constant application of 1.5% H2O2, 3% sodium silicate at