Method for preparing unbleached biomechanical pulp and fully utilizing by-products by treating straws with heat steam in synergy with biological enzyme

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11834784-B2
Application number	US-202117561347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2021
Priority date	Dec 31, 2020
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp and fully utilizing by-products by treating wheat straws with heat steam in synergy with biological enzymes, which belongs to the technical field of papermaking technology and waste comprehensive utilization. The present disclosure provides a method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp by treating whole wheat straws with heat steam in synergy with biological enzymes, where the prepared high-strength biomechanical pulp can meet the requirements of producing unbleached packaging paper and paper-based materials. At the same time, the by-products are recycled to prepare a biomass compound fertilizer, which turns solid waste into treasure and realizes the high-value full utilization of wheat straw. Therefore, the method in the present disclosure is simple, green, clean and efficient, which has good practical application value and broad application prospects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp and fully utilizing by-products by treating wheat straws with heat steam in synergy with biological enzymes, wherein comprising the following steps:
(1) taking a waste wheat straw after obtaining wheat grains as a raw material, mixing the wheat straw according to a liquor ratio of 1:3-1:8, adding KOH to adjust the pH value of the wheat straw containing water to 10-14, and then introducing hot water steam with a temperature of 100-120° C. for hot water steam treatment for 15-60 min; collecting a lye wastewater, and collecting rotten leaves and straw that cannot be processed and used;
(2) after the hot water steam treatment, subjecting the wheat straw to straw rubbing and fibrillating; and collecting a wastewater generated in the straw rubbing stage;
(3) treating the fibrillated wheat straw with alkaline biological compound enzymes at 40-60° C. for 30-90 min; and collecting a wastewater generated in the enzyme treatment stage;
(4) refining the wheat straw after biological treatment;
evaporating and concentrating the lye wastewater, the wastewater generated in the straw rubbing stage, the wastewater generated in the enzyme treatment stage, and washing water of refining by a multi-purpose evaporator to obtain a residue, and recovering the heat energy for the hot water steam treatment of step (1); mixing the residue with the rotten leaves and straw that cannot be processed and used in step (1), and adjusting the pH to make a fertilizer;
wherein in step (4), the mass ratio of the lye wastewater, the wastewater generated in the straw rubbing stage, the wastewater generated in the enzyme treatment stage, and the washing water of refining is 10-15:1-3:20-25:10-15;
the mass ratio of the residue to the rotten leaves and straw that cannot be processed and used in step (1) is 3-5:1-2;
the process of adjusting the pH to make the fertilizer is as follows: adding phosphoric acid to adjust the pH value to 7, drying, pulverizing and granulating.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (1), the waste wheat straw is cut into a ready-for-use raw material having a length of 3-6 cm, and air-dried.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (1), the pH value of the wheat straw is 7-9 at the end of the treatment.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (2), a straw rubbing filament machine is used to physically fibrillate, and the process conditions are: the compression ratio of straw rubbing is controlled to 1: 1-1:4.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (3), the alkaline biological compound enzyme is a compound enzyme of alkaline xylanase, alkaline cellulase, and alkaline pectinase, and the total dosage is 10-60 IU/mL, the ratio of enzyme activity of the alkaline xylanase, alkaline cellulase and alkaline pectinase is (0-5):(0-4):(0-1.5), and the amount of each enzyme is not 0; preferably (3-4):(2-3):1.5; preferably, the total dosage of enzymes is 50-60 IU/mL.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (4), the number of refining is determined according to production needs, and the beating degree of refining is controlled at 25-50° SR.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (4), the refining process conditions are: using a KPF series high-concentration disc refiner for high-concentration refining in one or two stages with a spindle speed of 3000-4000 r/min, and a refining gap of 0.15-0.5 mm.

Assignees

• Univ Qilu Technology

Inventors

• Ji Xingxiang
• Chen Jiachuan
• Tian Zhongjian
• Wang Ruiming
• Wang Dongxing
• Liu Yu

Classifications

• D21C5/005 Primary

  Treatment of cellulose-containing material with microorganisms or enzymes · CPC title

• D21H11/08

  Mechanical or thermomechanical pulp · CPC title

• D21H11/12

  Pulp from non-woody plants or crops, e.g. cotton, flax, straw, bagasse · CPC title

• D21C9/002 Primary

  by chemical means; preparation of dewatered pulp, e.g. in sheet or bulk form, containing special additives · CPC title

• D21C1/02

  with water or steam · CPC title