"EFFECTS OF SURFACTANT APPLICATION ON ACACIA HYBRID KRAFT PULP PROPERTIES"

Abstract

"Acacia hybrid kraft pulping, with the addition of different non-ionic commercial surfactants, as well as its subsequent elemental chlorine free (ECF) bleaching, was studied. The characteristics of bleachable pulps made by conventional kraft and by kraft-surfactant pulping methods were investigated. The results revealed that the type and dosage of the surfactants during the production of Acacia hybrid kraft pulp had no significant influence on the kappa number, screen yield, and reject. On the other hand, the extractive content and brightness of Acacia hybrid bleached kraft pulp were considerably affected by the types and dosages of surfactants used. The addition of 0.1% LAE (linear alcohol ethoxylate) on oven-dried chips lowered the extractive content by 58.20%, whereas 0.125% PEG (polyethylene glycol esters of fatty acids mixed with block copolymer of ethylene oxide with propylene oxide) on oven-dried chips reduced the brightness by 2.78%. Furthermore, the addition of surfactants had no discernible effect on the specks of dirt."