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Title: Methods of pretreating comminuted cellulosic material with carbonate-containing solutions

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1080451

Methods of pretreating comminuted cellulosic material with an acidic solution and then a carbonate-containing solution to produce a pretreated cellulosic material are provided. The pretreated material may then be further treated in a pulping process, for example, a soda-anthraquinone pulping process, to produce a cellulose pulp. The pretreatment solutions may be extracted from the pretreated cellulose material and selectively re-used, for example, with acid or alkali addition, for the pretreatment solutions. The resulting cellulose pulp is characterized by having reduced lignin content and increased yield compared to prior art treatment processes.

Research Organization:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, NY)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-06ER64266
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,303,767
Application Number:
12/933,185
OSTI ID:
1080451
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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