SO2-Ethanol-Water (SEW) Pulping: II. Kinetics for Spruce,Beech, and Wheat Straw |
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| Authors: | Mikhail Iakovlev Herbert Sixta Adriaan van Heiningen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Forest Products Technology , Aalto University School of Science and Technology , Espoo, Finland;2. Department of Forest Products Technology , Aalto University School of Science and Technology , Espoo, Finland;3. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of Maine , Orono, Maine, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract SO2-ethanol-water (SEW) delignification kinetics for spruce, beech, and wheat straw are presented. All these species produce pulps using SEW cooking liquor and follow first order delignification kinetics at similar bulk delignification rates. However, residual delignification is much slower for beech than for spruce. The hemicelluloses retention (135°C) and cellulose degradation kinetics are also characterized for beech SEW pulping. Xylan and glucomannan are removed from the pulp following first-order kinetics with a higher rate constant for xylan. Cellulose is retained in the fibers until kappa number 9, after which it starts to dissolve in the liquor. The yield also drops significantly in the region of kappa numbers 9–7. Cellulose degradation is followed by intrinsic viscosity measurements and is found to be zero order in cellulose. The rates are higher at 135 and 145°C for beech SEW pulping than for spruce. |
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| Keywords: | Beech biorefinery delignification ethanol kinetics organosolv pulping SEW pulping spruce straw sulfur dioxide |
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