Disintegration – Resuspension
Disintegration and refining of pulp
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Disintegration – Resuspension
Disintegration and refining of pulp

Author : Jean-Claude ROUX

Publication date: March 10, 2008 | Lire en français

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1. Disintegration – Resuspension

Pulp disintegration is a triple operation involving the agitation of a volume of pulp, its mixing and dispersion by reducing the size of the solid objects (fibrous aggregates or flocs) that make it up. The objectives are to obtain a homogeneous, pumpable fibrous suspension and to separate coarse contaminants and fibers.

1.1 Technology description

The equipment used depends mainly on the nature of the fibrous raw material.

In the case of a "non-integrated" paper mill, the raw material is received in the form of bales of pulp, already dried to between 90% and 95% dryness. These bales are then fed into the pulper to obtain a homogeneous, pumpable fibrous suspension.

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