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Basics of Kraft Pulping & Recovery Process ArtArt J.J. RagauskasRagauskas InstituteInstitute ofof PaperPaper ScienceScience andand TechnologyTechnology GeorgiaGeorgia InstituteInstitute ofof TechnologyTechnology Outline • History • Goals • Process Overview • Kraft Pulping Process • Kraft Recovery – Power Plant – Caustic Plant History • Soda pulping process patented, 1854. • Soda recovery via incineration patented, 1865. • First successful soda mill, 1866. • Kraft pulping process patented by Dahl, 1884. • First commercially viable kraft mill, Sweden, 1885. • Kraft recovery furnace, 1930’s. Kraft Pulping and Recovery: Overall Objectives • Chemical convert wood into cellulosic pulp • High quality, strong pulp for papermaking • Operate safely • Minimize impacts on air and water • Satisfy customer needs – Maximum product quality • Minimize cost Kraft Pulping Objectives • Use chemicals, heat, pressure to liberate fibers. • Operate safely. • Minimize impacts on air and water. • Satisfy customer needs - maximum product quality. • Minimize cost. Kraft Recovery Objective • Concentrate and burn black liquor. – Provide energy produced from organics. – Provide partially reconstituted pulping chemicals. • Operate safely. • Minimize impacts on air and water. • Satisfy customer needs, product quality. • Minimize cost. Kraft Caustic Plant Objective • Final step in reconstituting pulping chemicals. – Provides fresh cooking liquor. – Regenerates lime from lime mud. • Operate safely. • Minimize impacts on air and water. • Satisfy customer needs, product quality. • Minimize cost. The Kraft Pulping and Recovery Process • Process overview. Dale Proctor, 2003 Dale Proctor, 2003 The Kraft Pulping and Recovery Process Flow Diagram Pulp Mill White Black Liquor Liquor Caustic Plant Power Plant Green Liquor The Kraft Pulping and Recovery Basic Process Flow Pulp Mill •Cooking •Washing pulp White Liquor Black Liquor •NaOH •Na2S Turpentine Dale Proctor, 2003 Raw Material Structure of Wood Fibers P S1 S2 S3 Lumen Middle Lamella Chemical Structure of Fibers HO H HO HO HO H H H H H H H H O OH H O OH O O HO O OH OH H O OH H O H H H H H H HO HO H HO H HO n 40 – 47 % 25 – 35 % O OH O OH O HO O HO O-Xylan HO O HO O OH O OH O OH n: 100 - 200 HO2C OH O Substituted with O O HO OH H3CO O HO O H CO CH 3 OH 3 H3CO CH2OH CH2 H3CO OH O O OH CH O CH2OH Extractives 2 – 8 % OH H3CO O H3CO OCH OH 3 20-30 % Physical Structure of Fibers Cellulose embedded in lignin – hemicellulose matrix. Kraft Yields Pine Wood 50% Yield Kraft Lignin 30 kg 5 kg Cellulose 45 kg 40 kg Hemicellulose 20 kg 2.5 kg Extractives 5 kg 0 kg Chip Quality • Hardwood vs. Softwood Juvenile • Wood Density (8 – 12) • Roundwood vs. Chips – SMC Mature – Thinnings Chip Storage • Manage Chip Pile – By-Products – Acid Hydrolysis – Yield Chip Preparation Chips Roundwood Long- Slasher Barking Chipper Chip Storage wood Drum Chip Rechipper Screens Boiler Magnet Pulp Mill Kraft Pulping • White Liquor Pulp Mill – NaOH + NaSH Black – Dissolve & Fragment White Liquor Lignin Liquor – Peeling and Chain Caustic Plant Power Plant Scission of Green Polysaccharides Liquor Dale Proctor, 2003 Kraft Chemistry NaOH → Na+ + OH- + 2- Na2S → 2 Na + S 2- - - S + H2O → SH + OH + - - NaOH + Na2S + H2O → 3Na + 2OH + SH Na2CO3 Kraft Pulping • Digesters – Batch and Continuous Reactors – Dissolve & Fragment Lignin – 341-350ºF – 105-120 psi – pH 12-14 Dale Proctor, 2003 Kraft Pulping White Blow Tank Liquor Knotters Chip Feed Digester Screens/Cleaners System Washers Evaporators (Recovery) Batch Digesters • 20+ ft. Height •10 – 15 ft. Diameter • Carbon Steel • Pressure Vessel Batch Digesters Chip Chute Locking Pin Capping Valve Liquor Top Off Gasoff Vent Level & Pressure Temperature Sensors Probes Blowline White and Black Liquor Continuous Digesters: Chip Feed System • Pressurized Feed System Chip Bin Top Separator Low Pressure Feeder Impregnation Zone Steaming Vessel White Chip Chute Liquor High Pressure Inline Drainers Feeder Continuous Digesting System • Carbon Steel • Pressure Vessel • 200 – 250 ft Height. Liquor Heaters Flash Flash Steam to SV Tank Heating Zone Screens Cooking Zone Liquor to Evaporators Extraction Zone Screens Washing & Cooling Zone Blow Tank Outlet Device Cold Blow Pulp Preparation Hot Water to Blow Tank Final Washing Stage Shower Knotters Chip Bin Liquor from Later Stages to Shower Earlier Counter Liquor from Current First Stage to Washers Evaporators Screens/Cleaners Pulp Storage Kraft Chemistry • Extractives – Dissolved – Turpentine – Tall Oil Extractives Digester Relief Cyclone Separators Condensers Decanter Storage Black Liquor The Kraft Pulping and Recovery Process Flow Diagram Pulp Mill White Black Liquor Liquor Caustic Plant Power Plant Green Liquor Power Plant • Kraft Recovery – Black Liquor Evaporation – Recovery Boiler Kraft Power Plant Black Liquor from Pulp Mill Black Liquor Washer Filtrate & Flash Tank Green Oxidation?? Liquor to Caustic Plant Smelt Dissolving Tank Concentrator or Direct Concentrated Contact Recover Black Liquor Evaporator Boiler Kraft Multiple Effect Evaporators Weak Black Liquor Steam Flash Tank Soap Skimmer Concentrated Liquor Tank The Kraft Recovery Boiler • Recovery Boiler – Water Evaporation – Burns Organics – Steam – Reduces Oxidized Sulfur Compounds – Recovers Inorganics as Smelt Kraft Recovery Boiler • Green Liquor Pulp Mill – Na2CO3 Black White – Na2S Liquor Liquor Caustic Plant Power Plant Green Liquor Dale Proctor, 2003 The Kraft Recovery Boiler Precipitator Concentrated BL from Concentrator Salt Cake Black Liquor Mix Tank Liquor Heater Dissolving Tank Steam Precipitator Superheater and Screen Economizers Flue Gas Waterwalls Boiler Bank Forced Air Fan Secondary Air Air Heaters Black Liquor Primary Air Dissolving Smelt Spouts Tank Smelt The Kraft Recovery Boiler Boiler Feed Hot Combustion Gas Water Precipitator Economizer Furnace Wall Boiler Section Screen Superheater Turbines The Kraft Recovery Boiler Oxidation Na2S + 3/2 O2 + CO2 → Na2CO3 + SO2 Oxidizing Pyrolysis Na2S+ H2O+ CO2 → Na2CO3 + H2S Reduction Drying Na2SO4 + 2C → Na2S + 2CO2 Na SO + 4C → Na S + 4CO Reduction 2 4 2 The Kraft Pulping and Recovery Process Flow Diagram Pulp Mill White Black Liquor Liquor Caustic Plant Power Plant Green Liquor The Kraft Pulping and Recovery Process Flow Diagram The Kraft Chemical Recovery Process Flow Diagram CaO (Lime) Slaker Smelt - Na2CO3 CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2 (Slaked Lime) Na2CO3 + Ca(OH)2 → NaOH (Caustic) + CaCO3 (Lime Mud) Pulp Mill The Kraft Caustic Plant Process Flow Diagram Green Slaker Liquor Clarifier White Causticizers Liquor Clarifier Dregs Washer or Filter Filter Lime Mud Washer Silo Kiln Safety • Pulp Mill - Acid Cleaning – Digester, Liquor Heaters, Inline Drainers • Power Plant - Smelt Water Explosions • Caustic Plant - Gas in Kiln Environmental Concerns • Water – Acid Cleaning – Liquor Spills • Air – Stacks [email protected] Thank You!.
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