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Compact machines; full sized results

Manik Seth
The Santa Maria paper mill in Brazil is carrying through with a multiyear strategy to increase the level of automation, quality control and information accessibility on its two paper machines. The phased plan included the installation of a PaperIQ system on PM1 in 2001and the most recent installation of a PaperIQ Plus system with CD profilers and controls on PM2...
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A Solution to Reduce Vessel Picking

Manik Seth
The increased use of fast growth tropical hardwoods has led to a significant increase in issues relating to vessel picking. Hardwood pulps contain vessel elements, large diameter cells which function to transport water throughout the tree. Different HW species will have different quantities (and sizes) of vessel elements ranging from less than 10% to greater than 50% by volume. These...
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Black Liquor Properties and Impact on Recovery Island Operation

Manik Seth
1.0 Introduction Chemical Recovery Process is used to meet the following objectives in an integrated paper mill: (i) To treat and dispose waste liquor generated from pulp mill, thereby reducing the environmental pollution. (ii) To recover the alkali used for pulping, thereby reducing fresh alkali consumption (iii) To burn the organic matter and beneficially use the thermal energy for the...