Pulp and Paper Processes for
Sustainable Production
Keith Larson
History of Paper Making
 105 A.D. Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official, invented paper
mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water
 Paper was first produced in Egypt
around 900 A.D.
 England early in the 14th Century
To this point all paper and
books were produced by hand
History of Paper Making
 Gutenberg Press in 1436
 On September 30, 1452
Guttenberg's Bible was published
The printing press allowed
printed materials to be
produced at a greater rate
thus increasing the demand
for paper
History of Paper Making
 First North American paper mill in
1690 near Philadelphia
 America's first writing papers were
produced by collecting, separating,
and cleaning old cloth rags
 The paper was made in single sheets
History of Paper Making
 1798, Nicholas-Louis Robert of
France invented a paper making
machine that produced paper on an
endless wire screen
 Further developed in England by
Brian Donkin
 Not put into service until 1804
History of Paper Making
The Fourdrinier
1st Fourdrinier machine
in the US, 1827
History of Paper Making
1866
American Benjamin
Tilghman developed
the sulfite pulping
process
Dominant pulping
process until the
1930s
1879
German chemist, C. F.
Dahl, developed the
Kraft pulping
process
1930s dominant
pulping process
and still is today
Two major advancements in pulping were
developed in the late 1800s
Advantages of the Kraft Process
 The majority of the chemicals used in
the pulping process are recoverable
for use in further pulping operations
 Large amounts of energy are
produced in the recovery boilers
during the recovery process
 The Kraft process can pulp pine trees
Pine trees are abundant throughout much
of the United States. The Kraft process
allowed the United States to become a
major producer of paper products.
However, the Kraft process has created
environmental problems
Ocala National Forest, Dec. 1998
The Modern Paper Making Process
The process of making paper begins far from
the paper mill itself
Clearcut in Oregon's Coast Range
The Modern Paper Making Process
Paper Making Process Overview [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Wood Yard [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
1) Mechanical Pulping
2) Chemimechanical
3) Thermomechanical
4) Chemimechanical and
Thermomechanical Pulping (CTMP)
5) Chemical Pulping
Five Methods of pulping
The Modern Paper Making Process
The chemical method is the most popular
because it produces a higher quality paper
than mechanical pulping
The most popular method of pulp production
is the Kraft process, producing nearly 85%
of all pulp in the United States
This will be the focus of the pulping
description
The Modern Paper Making Process
Chesterton Pulp Digester [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Chesterton Pulp washers [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Chesterton Bleach Plant [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Paper Machine [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Recovery Evaporators [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Recovery Boiler [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Recovery Causticizing [Chesterton, 2004]
The Modern Paper Making Process
Water Treatment [Chesterton, 2004]
The Problems and Solutions
The pulp and paper industry came into
its own during a period when the
environmental effects of chemical
plants were not well understood, and
discharges were not well regulated
The operation of a pulp and paper mill
creates many environmental
concerns
The Problems and Solutions
 One of the very first
impacts of the
paper industry was
the deforestation of
large tracts of land
in the early 1900s
 Today the paper
companies practice
a process of
sustainable forestry
Brush Creek, Private Land, Oregon
The Problems and Solutions
The Sustainable Forest Initiative program
was developed in 1994 by the American
Forest & Paper Association to ensure
forests are protected
“responsible environmental practices and
sound business practices can be
integrated to the benefit of landowners,
shareholders, customers and the people
they serve” [aboutsfi, 2004]
The Problems and Solutions
 For every tree
harvested today, the
paper companies are
planting five seedlings
 There is now more
forestland than in
1970
 The Sustainable Forest
Initiative has been a
success
The Problems and Solutions
Many environmental concerns
surround water usage
 Release of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
and Sludge
 Creation of Dioxins and Furans
 BOD, COD, TSS
The Problems and Solutions
Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic gas that smells
like rotten eggs
At elevated levels, it can irritate the eyes
and respiratory system
It can be deadly at very high levels (greater
than 500,000 parts per billion)
The Problems and Solutions
 No current Federal Limits on H2S
 In January 2000, EPA issued a
Federal Register notice announcing
H2S is one of the chemicals for which
EPA is developing a health
assessment
 Individual States are setting limits
The Problems and Solutions
Dioxins and Furans
 Most toxic chemicals known to
science
 The most toxic compound is 2,3,7,8-
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or TCDD
 Any process that uses chlorine can
change or generate chlorinated
dioxins and furans
 White Paper bleaching uses Chlorine
(EPA/600/C-01/012, March, 2001)
The Problems and Solutions
Reduction of Wastewater
 Reduce the demand for the high
quality bright-white paper
 For “lower quality” papers use a
combination of other chemicals in the
bleach process (oxygen for example)
 Do a better job of pulping the wood
The Problems and Solutions
Ash and smoke,
byproducts of
burning the
black liquor and
fuel in the
recovery boiler
and power
boiler, escapes
thru the smoke
stacks
The Problems and Solutions
 Improved electrostatic precipitators
are being installed to help prevent
the release of ash and smoke into
the atmosphere
 The process of concentrating the
black liquor has been improved
 Use cleaner burning fuels
Hope for the Future
 Still have a long way to go to prevent any
environmental impact
 Operating a paper mill is a balancing act
Cost
Quality
Environment
Time
Hope for the Future
Advances Toward Sustainability
 Sustainable Forest Initiative Program
 Recovery of Process Chemicals
 Recycling of Process Water
 Reduction of Dioxin Production
 Make use of by-product Residue
Tall Oil – used in paints, perfume, cosmetics
Turpentine
Hope for the Future
“responsible environmental practices and sound
business practices can be integrated to the
benefit of landowners, shareholders, customers
and the people they serve”
References
 http://www.americanlands.org/forestweb/photos.htm
 http://www.aboutsfi.org/about.asp , 2004.
 http://www.afandpa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Pulp
_and_Paper/Paper_-_the_history_and_making/Paper_-
_the_history_and_making.htm , 2004.
 http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=
20797, (EPA/600/C-01/012, March, 2001)
 http://www.chesterton.com/pulp-paper/ , 2004.
 http://www.linde.com/en/en.jsp ,2004.
 http://www.paperhall.org/info/glossary.html , 2004.
 Profile of the Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Sector in
Georgia, 1993,
http://www.ganet.org/dnr/p2ad/pblcations/pulp/page
1.html
 World Bank. 1996. “Pollution Prevention and Abatement:
Pulp and Paper Mills.” Draft Technical Background
Document. The Environment Department, Washington,
D.C.
 World Bank. 1998. “Pollution Prevention and Abatement:
Pulp and Paper Mills.” Darft Technical Background
Document. The Environment Department, Washington,
D.C.

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Pulp and Paper.ppt

  • 1. Pulp and Paper Processes for Sustainable Production Keith Larson
  • 2. History of Paper Making  105 A.D. Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court official, invented paper mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water  Paper was first produced in Egypt around 900 A.D.  England early in the 14th Century To this point all paper and books were produced by hand
  • 3. History of Paper Making  Gutenberg Press in 1436  On September 30, 1452 Guttenberg's Bible was published The printing press allowed printed materials to be produced at a greater rate thus increasing the demand for paper
  • 4. History of Paper Making  First North American paper mill in 1690 near Philadelphia  America's first writing papers were produced by collecting, separating, and cleaning old cloth rags  The paper was made in single sheets
  • 5. History of Paper Making  1798, Nicholas-Louis Robert of France invented a paper making machine that produced paper on an endless wire screen  Further developed in England by Brian Donkin  Not put into service until 1804
  • 6. History of Paper Making The Fourdrinier 1st Fourdrinier machine in the US, 1827
  • 7. History of Paper Making 1866 American Benjamin Tilghman developed the sulfite pulping process Dominant pulping process until the 1930s 1879 German chemist, C. F. Dahl, developed the Kraft pulping process 1930s dominant pulping process and still is today Two major advancements in pulping were developed in the late 1800s
  • 8. Advantages of the Kraft Process  The majority of the chemicals used in the pulping process are recoverable for use in further pulping operations  Large amounts of energy are produced in the recovery boilers during the recovery process  The Kraft process can pulp pine trees
  • 9. Pine trees are abundant throughout much of the United States. The Kraft process allowed the United States to become a major producer of paper products. However, the Kraft process has created environmental problems Ocala National Forest, Dec. 1998
  • 10. The Modern Paper Making Process The process of making paper begins far from the paper mill itself Clearcut in Oregon's Coast Range
  • 11. The Modern Paper Making Process Paper Making Process Overview [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 12. The Modern Paper Making Process Wood Yard [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 13. The Modern Paper Making Process 1) Mechanical Pulping 2) Chemimechanical 3) Thermomechanical 4) Chemimechanical and Thermomechanical Pulping (CTMP) 5) Chemical Pulping Five Methods of pulping
  • 14. The Modern Paper Making Process The chemical method is the most popular because it produces a higher quality paper than mechanical pulping The most popular method of pulp production is the Kraft process, producing nearly 85% of all pulp in the United States This will be the focus of the pulping description
  • 15. The Modern Paper Making Process Chesterton Pulp Digester [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 16. The Modern Paper Making Process Chesterton Pulp washers [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 17. The Modern Paper Making Process Chesterton Bleach Plant [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 18. The Modern Paper Making Process Paper Machine [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 19. The Modern Paper Making Process Recovery Evaporators [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 20. The Modern Paper Making Process Recovery Boiler [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 21. The Modern Paper Making Process Recovery Causticizing [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 22. The Modern Paper Making Process Water Treatment [Chesterton, 2004]
  • 23. The Problems and Solutions The pulp and paper industry came into its own during a period when the environmental effects of chemical plants were not well understood, and discharges were not well regulated The operation of a pulp and paper mill creates many environmental concerns
  • 24. The Problems and Solutions  One of the very first impacts of the paper industry was the deforestation of large tracts of land in the early 1900s  Today the paper companies practice a process of sustainable forestry Brush Creek, Private Land, Oregon
  • 25. The Problems and Solutions The Sustainable Forest Initiative program was developed in 1994 by the American Forest & Paper Association to ensure forests are protected “responsible environmental practices and sound business practices can be integrated to the benefit of landowners, shareholders, customers and the people they serve” [aboutsfi, 2004]
  • 26. The Problems and Solutions  For every tree harvested today, the paper companies are planting five seedlings  There is now more forestland than in 1970  The Sustainable Forest Initiative has been a success
  • 27. The Problems and Solutions Many environmental concerns surround water usage  Release of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and Sludge  Creation of Dioxins and Furans  BOD, COD, TSS
  • 28. The Problems and Solutions Hydrogen Sulfide Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic gas that smells like rotten eggs At elevated levels, it can irritate the eyes and respiratory system It can be deadly at very high levels (greater than 500,000 parts per billion)
  • 29. The Problems and Solutions  No current Federal Limits on H2S  In January 2000, EPA issued a Federal Register notice announcing H2S is one of the chemicals for which EPA is developing a health assessment  Individual States are setting limits
  • 30. The Problems and Solutions Dioxins and Furans  Most toxic chemicals known to science  The most toxic compound is 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or TCDD  Any process that uses chlorine can change or generate chlorinated dioxins and furans  White Paper bleaching uses Chlorine
  • 32. The Problems and Solutions Reduction of Wastewater  Reduce the demand for the high quality bright-white paper  For “lower quality” papers use a combination of other chemicals in the bleach process (oxygen for example)  Do a better job of pulping the wood
  • 33. The Problems and Solutions Ash and smoke, byproducts of burning the black liquor and fuel in the recovery boiler and power boiler, escapes thru the smoke stacks
  • 34. The Problems and Solutions  Improved electrostatic precipitators are being installed to help prevent the release of ash and smoke into the atmosphere  The process of concentrating the black liquor has been improved  Use cleaner burning fuels
  • 35. Hope for the Future  Still have a long way to go to prevent any environmental impact  Operating a paper mill is a balancing act Cost Quality Environment Time
  • 36. Hope for the Future Advances Toward Sustainability  Sustainable Forest Initiative Program  Recovery of Process Chemicals  Recycling of Process Water  Reduction of Dioxin Production  Make use of by-product Residue Tall Oil – used in paints, perfume, cosmetics Turpentine
  • 37. Hope for the Future “responsible environmental practices and sound business practices can be integrated to the benefit of landowners, shareholders, customers and the people they serve”
  • 38. References  http://www.americanlands.org/forestweb/photos.htm  http://www.aboutsfi.org/about.asp , 2004.  http://www.afandpa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Pulp _and_Paper/Paper_-_the_history_and_making/Paper_- _the_history_and_making.htm , 2004.  http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid= 20797, (EPA/600/C-01/012, March, 2001)  http://www.chesterton.com/pulp-paper/ , 2004.  http://www.linde.com/en/en.jsp ,2004.  http://www.paperhall.org/info/glossary.html , 2004.  Profile of the Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Sector in Georgia, 1993, http://www.ganet.org/dnr/p2ad/pblcations/pulp/page 1.html  World Bank. 1996. “Pollution Prevention and Abatement: Pulp and Paper Mills.” Draft Technical Background Document. The Environment Department, Washington, D.C.  World Bank. 1998. “Pollution Prevention and Abatement: Pulp and Paper Mills.” Darft Technical Background Document. The Environment Department, Washington, D.C.