Effect of pH on pulping and flotation of mixed office wastepaper

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Mines & Earth Sciences
Department Metallurgical Engineering
Creator Miller, Jan D.
Other Author Azevedo, Maria Augusta D.; Drelich, J.
Title Effect of pH on pulping and flotation of mixed office wastepaper
Date 1999
Description The effect of pulping reagents on the deinking flotation of laser-printed wastepaper was investigated with regard to the removal efficiency of toner and mineral filler particles at different pH values. These results show that caustic pulping causes the toner to be released from the fibres as larger particles and a poor flotation response is obtained. On the other hand, neutral pulping not only causes the toner to be released as smaller particles but also increases the simultaneous flotation removal of toner and mineral filler particles. On the basis of these flotation results and atomic force microscopy force experiments, it is known that the remarkable removal of mineral fillers and toner particles under acidic conditions is related to the heterocoagulation of toner and filler particles.
Type Text
Publisher Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
Volume 25
Issue 9
First Page 317
Last Page 320
Subject Wastepaper; Deinking; pH values; Pulp production processes
Subject LCSH Waste paper; Flotation; Separation (Technology); Pulping
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Miller, J. D., Azevedo, M. A. D., & Drelich, J. (1999). Effect of pH on pulping and flotation for mixed office wastepaper. Journal of Pulp and Paper Science, 25(9), 317-20.
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