Method for preparing unbleached biomechanical pulp from straws and full utilization of by-products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12442134-B2
Application number	US-202117561482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2021
Priority date	Dec 31, 2020
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp from straws and full utilization of by-products, which belongs to the technical field of papermaking technology and waste comprehensive utilization. In the present disclosure, straw as raw material for pulping is treated with steam, then a small amount of KOH is added, the straw is softened by hydrothermal saturation, then the temperature of the straw is adjusted, alkaline compound enzymes are added for biological treatment, and finally the straw is refined, where the prepared mechanical 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 biomass compound fertilizer, which turns solid waste into treasure and realizes the high-value full utilization of wheat straw. Therefore, it has good practical application value and broad application prospects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for preparing an unbleached biomechanical pulp from straws and full utilization of by-products, wherein comprising the following steps:
(1) cutting a physically selected dedusted air-dried straw into a ready-for-use raw material with a length of 3-6 cm; and collecting a straw that cannot be used as the ready-for-use raw material;
(2) placing the ready-for-use raw material into a reactor, treating with an alkaline compound enzyme according to a solid/liquid ratio of 1:4-1:8 W/V, during the treatment, adding KOH to adjust the pH value of the straw to 7-14, and controlling the treatment time within 30-90 min to obtain a treated straw; and collecting the wastewater generated during the enzyme-alkali co-treatment;
(3) taking out the treated straw in step (2), and further treating with hot alkali (KOH) water and steam at a temperature of 80-120° C. to obtain a hot alkali treated straw;
(4) refining the hot alkali treated straw in step (3) in one or more stages to make the beating degree at 25-55° SR to obtain a refined pulp;
(5) washing with water the refined pulp to obtain a biomechanical pulp; defibrating the biomechanical pulp by a defibrater and mixing evenly to obtain the unbleached biomechanical pulp; and collecting the washing water;
evaporating and concentrating the wastewater generated in the enzyme-alkali co-treatment and the washing water to obtain a residue, and recovering the heat energy for the hot alkali (KOH) water and steam treatment of step (3); mixing the residue with the straw that cannot be used as the ready-for-use raw material in step (1), and adjusting the pH to make a fertilizer.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the alkaline biological compound enzyme used in step (2) is a compound enzyme of alkaline xylanase, alkaline cellulase, and alkaline pectinase, and the total dosage is 30-120 IU/mL; wherein the ratio of enzyme activity of the alkaline xylanase, alkaline cellulase and alkaline pectinase is 0-12:0-5: 0-3, wherein the activity of each enzyme is not 0.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio of enzyme activity of the alkaline xylanase, alkaline cellulase and alkaline pectinase is 8-10:3-4:2-3.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of KOH added in step (2) is 0.5%- 3% of the mass of the dedusted air-dried straw.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the treatment temperature in step (2) is 45-60° C.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time of the hot alkali (KOH) water and steam treatment is 10-60 min.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pH value of the hot alkaline (KOH) water and steam in step (3) is 9-14.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in step (5), the mass ratio of wastewater generated in the enzyme-alkali co-treatment to the washing water is 2-5: 5-10;
the mass ratio of the residue to the straw that cannot be used as a ready-for-use raw material in step (1) is 5-7:1-2; and
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.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the straw is wheat straw.

Assignees

• Univ Qilu Technology

Inventors

• Tian Zhongjian
• Wang Ruiming
• Ji Xingxiang
• Ge Yinkai
• Chen Jiachuan
• Yang Guihua
• Ma Hao

Classifications

• D21C1/06

  with alkaline reacting compounds · CPC title

• D21C1/04

  with acid reacting compounds · CPC title

• D21H11/12

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

• D21H17/005

  Microorganisms or enzymes · CPC title

• D21C11/0007

  Recovery of by-products, i.e. compounds other than those necessary for pulping, for multiple uses or not otherwise provided for (volatile compounds obtained by decomposition of spent liquors in order to regenerate them D21C11/125; compounds obtained by fractionating the liquors in order to regenerate them D21C11/0042) · CPC title