Octobr 2018Pub Date : 2018-11-01DOI: 10.32964/TJ17.10.557
Michael Joyce, Lokendra Pal, T. Tran
{"title":"Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based renewable packaging materials using photonic energy: A bench and pilot-scale study","authors":"Michael Joyce, Lokendra Pal, T. Tran","doi":"10.32964/TJ17.10.557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32964/TJ17.10.557","url":null,"abstract":"This work describes the utilization of a new photonic heat treatment technology in combination with polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) materials for the development of biofriendly packaging and coated substrate materials. This technology advances the use of aqueous PHA coatings as a replacement for less environmentally friendly extruded plastic and fluorotreated packaging papers and boards. The new technology utilizes short burst photonic energy to heat PHA latex coatings. Utilizing a rapid pulse of photonic energy enables PHA particles to melt and form a film within milliseconds, as compared to conventional equilibrium drying that takes several minutes. Coatings were applied to commercially produced papers in order to validate the combined use of photonic treatment technology with PHA materials for commercial applications. Photonic treatment for both bench-top and roll-toroll pilot-scale studies resulted in kit values of 12, and 2 min Cobb values of <2 g/m2. Repulpability studies showed the material to be completely repulpable, having 100% accepts after screening. The results demonstrate that the photonic treatment of PHA polymers could be used in current commercial settings to produce environmentally friendly packaging and coated products.","PeriodicalId":337719,"journal":{"name":"Octobr 2018","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114310805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Octobr 2018Pub Date : 2018-11-01DOI: 10.32964/TJ17.10.547
A. Tiwari, A. Ghoshi, P. Hart
{"title":"Laboratory method for determining the source of brightness loss at a southern United States bleached paperboard mill","authors":"A. Tiwari, A. Ghoshi, P. Hart","doi":"10.32964/TJ17.10.547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32964/TJ17.10.547","url":null,"abstract":"Bleached pulp is known to lose some brightness between the end of the bleach plant and the paper machine reel. An ISO brightness drop of 1–3 points is often experienced. There are many reasons for the brightness loss; however, the usual suspects tend to be water quality, metallurgy, and process chemicals. One bleached paperboard mill in the southern United States had been experiencing brightness losses in the 6–8 point range for several years. A systematic study was conducted to determine the potential sources for this brightness loss. A laboratory simulation technique was developed to demonstrate the potential causes for the brightness loss along the process.","PeriodicalId":337719,"journal":{"name":"Octobr 2018","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122260266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Octobr 2018Pub Date : 2018-11-01DOI: 10.32964/TJ17.10.571
P. Hart
{"title":"A review of green liquor scale formation","authors":"P. Hart","doi":"10.32964/TJ17.10.571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32964/TJ17.10.571","url":null,"abstract":"Green liquor scale is a recurring problem in most kraft mills. Several types of scale, e.g., pirssonite, calcite, sodium aluminosilicates, etc., have been identified in various green liquor scales. The mechanisms of formation and potential operational methods to control the formation of these scales is reviewed.","PeriodicalId":337719,"journal":{"name":"Octobr 2018","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117060434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}