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- Title
Performance of Schizolobium amazonicum Wood in Bleached Kraft Pulp Production.
- Authors
Sarto, Camila; Simkunas Segura, Tiago Edson; da Silva Júnior, Francides Gomes
- Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of Schizolobium amazonicum wood, specifically its performance in bleached kraft pulp production and the characteristics of its pulp. Chips of Schizolobium amazonicum and Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla (reference) were used. The following parameters were evaluated in the wood: basic density, total extractives, total lignin, holocellulose, and fiber morphology. The pulping simulations were carried out in a laboratory digester, with parameters set to obtain pulp with kappa number 19 ± 0.5. Both pulps were bleached in a PFI mill and submitted to physical-mechanical tests. The results showed that S. amazonicum wood has low basic density and higher content of extractives when compared to E. grandis x E. urophylla wood. For pulping, S. amazonicum required higher alkali charge and H factor to achieve the same delignification level of E. grandis x E. urophylla, resulting in a lower yield, pulp with lower viscosity, and higher wood specific consumption. During bleaching, the brightness gain and final viscosity of S. amazonicum pulp were lower than E. grandis x E. urophylla pulp. Moreover, S. amazonicum pulp had worse physical-mechanical characteristics than E. grandis x E. urophylla.
- Subjects
SCHIZOLOBIUM; EUCALYPTUS grandis; SULFATE pulping process; BLEACHWORKS; CELLULOSE; LIGNINS
- Publication
BioResources, 2015, Vol 10, Issue 3, p4026
- ISSN
1930-2126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15376/biores.10.3.4026-4037