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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905983 | Refiner steam separation system for reduction of dryer emissions A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7846294 | Method of refining destructured chips A system for thermomechanical refining of wood chips comprises preparing the chips for refining by exposing the chips to an environment of steam to soften the chips, compressively destructuring and dewatering the softened chips to a solids consistency above 55 perce... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7718034 | Refiner steam separation system for reduction of dryer emissions A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713381 | TMP refining of destructured chips A system for thermomechanical refining of wood chips comprises preparing the chips for refining by exposing the chips to an environment of steam to soften the chips, compressively destructuring and dewatering the softened chips to a solids consistency above 55 perce... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7381303 | System and method for controlling a thermo-mechanical wood pulp refiner Thermomechanical pulp is an important process for producing fibrous mass used in papermaking. A two-level control strategy that stabilizes and optimizes the refining process has been developed. The Stabilization layer consists of a multivariable model predicative ra... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368037 | Refiner steam separation system for reduction of dryer emissions A refiner steam separation system according to the present invention includes a blowline for transporting a mixture of fiber material from a refiner to an inlet of a steam separator. Waste steam is discharged from the separator through a waste steam outlet. Cleaned ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7314538 | Process and device for discharging lignocellulose raw materials from a digester and conveying the raw material to a refiner A process for refining lignocellulose raw materials, especially wood chips, saw dust, annual plants or wood waste, includes dewatering the lignocellulose raw materials discharged from a digester, extracting condensate produced during dewatering, and refining the dew... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303707 | Processing of ligno-cellulose materials A method of processing lignocellulosic material includes the steps of comminuting the material to a size that it can be processed in a hydrothermal pressure vessel, drying the material in moving air to obtain a specific moisture content, packing the material into th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300540 | Energy efficient TMP refining of destructured chips A system and method for thermomechanical refining of wood chips comprises preparing the chips for refining by exposing the chips to an environment of steam to soften the chips, compressively destructuring and dewatering the softened chips to a solids consistency abo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300541 | High defiberization chip pretreatment A chip pretreatment process which comprises conveying the feed material through a compression screw device having an atmosphere of saturated steam at a pressure above about 5 psig, decompressing and discharging the compressed material from the screw device into a de... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300550 | High intensity refiner plate with inner fiberizing zone Plate elements, a plate configuration, and associated system for thermomechanical refining of wood chips wherein destructured and partially defibrated chips are fed to a rotating disc primary refiner, where opposed discs each have an inner band pattern of bars and g... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291247 | Absorbent sheet made with papermaking fibers with durable curl A process for bleaching high bulk cellulosic fiber and producing a durable elevated curl index includes: (a) concurrently bleaching, heat treating and convolving cellulosic fiber pulp at elevated temperature and pressure at high consistency generally under condition... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264690 | Catalyzer for clean pulping and process for using the same A catalyzer for clean pulping includes sodium salicylate, anion silicate softener, cooking aids, liquid(gaseous) chlorine and water. A process for using the catalyzer for clean pulping includes the following steps: 1, cutting and impurities removing for the r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237733 | Method and apparatus for producing mechanical fibers The purpose of this invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for producing thermomechanical fibers using less energy per ton that has previously been required for similar type of production. The invention is based in that at least two refiners are combined ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7191967 | Refiner A refining surface for a refiner intended for defibrating lignocellulose-containing materials, the refiner having at least two refining surfaces arranged coaxially relative to each other, at least one of which rotates around a shaft, and between which the material t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179347 | Method for fiber stock preparation A method for the preparation of fiber stock for the production of paper or cardboard, including the steps of: a) Supplying fibers in the form of a suspension that has a predetermined solids content, b) Loading of t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7128216 | Closed air circulation system The invention relates to a closed air circulation system for an apparatus used for sorting wood chips, containing chips in a variety of sizes and/or fines particles, in a wood chips processing chamber, in separate fractions by means of a gas flow, which is delivered... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7018955 | Drilling fluid, apparatus, and method Disclosed are drilling fluids that include carboxyalkylated corn hulls in an amount effective to inhibit fluid loss from a wellbore formation. The carboxyalkylated corn hulls are heat stable and surprisingly effective at inhibiting fluid loss. Also disclosed are a d... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018509 | Elimination of alum yellowing of aspen thermomechanical pulp through pulp washing This invention relates to an improved process for manufacturing bleached thermomechanical aspen pulp having reduced yellow after treatment with aluminum based chemicals such as alum which are used in paper making processes. In this improved process the pulp is washe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008505 | Eucalyptus biomechanical pulping process In a new process for preparing pulped wood chips for paper making, chips from a hardwood such as eucalyptus are inoculated with aliving culture of one or more white rot fungi. The fungi propagate throughout the body of the wood chip, selectively attacking the lignin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005034 | Method in connection with the production of mechanical pulp A method in connection with the production of mechanical pulp from a cellulose containing material wherein the material is processed in at least one refining step to produce pulp. According to the invention, the pulp is fractionated (4), after a first refinin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957785 | Refining segment for a rotatable refining disc, and a refining apparatus comprising a refining disc with such refining segment Apparatus for use as a portion of a refining surface of a rotatable refining disk is disclosed. The apparatus includes a refining segment having a periphery and being mountable on a rotatable refining disk in juxtaposition with an opposing refiner disk for treating ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939438 | Apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate An apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate has a housing with an inlet and an accept outlet. A rotatable distribution member is positioned within the housing. A rotor and stator assembly is positioned within the housing radially out... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6899790 | Method of providing papermaking fibers with durable curl A process for producing high bulk cellulosic fiber exhibiting a durable elevated curl index includes: (a) concurrently heat treating and convolving cellulosic fiber pulp at elevated temperature and pressure at high consistency under conditions selected so as to prec... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899791 | Method of pretreating lignocellulose fiber-containing material in a pulp refining process A method and apparatus for pretreating or conditioning lignocellulose fiber containing feed material in preparation for conversion to pulp. Wood chips are pretreated under conditions of elevated temperature, pressure and humidity and subsequently compressed to cause... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6778936 | Consistency determining method and system A system (30) and method for determining stock consistency and for using consistency as a process variable to control some aspect of operation of a refiner (32) used to refine stock. The system includes at least one sensor (70 or 180) fro... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6673211 | Apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate An apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate has a housing with an inlet and an accept outlet. A rotatable distribution member is positioned within the housing. A rotor and stator assembly is positioned within the housing r... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6673201 | Top separator with intraseal for digester vessel in a pulp or fiber processing system A top separator assembly for a digester is disclosed comprising: a rotatable shaft for the top separator; a packing for the shaft; and a sealing ring operatively mounted to the shaft and having a nominal clearance with the pack box, said sealing ring moun... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6627041 | Method of bleaching and providing papermaking fibers with durable curl A process for bleaching high bulk cellulosic fiber and producing a durable elevated curl index includes: (a) concurrently bleaching, heat treating and convolving cellulosic fiber pulp at elevated temperature and pressure at high consistency generally unde... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6464826 | Method for producing and treating wood fiber Method is disclosed for treating wood chips including a heater for preheating the wood chips in the presence of steam, a beater to mechanically process the wood chips into wood fibers, a cyclone for separating the wood fibers from steam and volatile organ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6364998 | Method of high pressure high-speed primary and secondary refining using a preheating above the glass transition temperature The combination of low residence time (R) with high saturation pre-heat temperature/pressure (T) followed by high speed disc refining (S), is utilized in both primary and secondary refining stages. This use of the RTS process in both primary and secondary... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364997 | Raw stock for photographic paper The invention relates to a imaging element comprising a paper having a surface roughness average of between 0.13 and 0.44 micrometers.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6346165 | Method for production of lignocellulosic composite materials A method for improving the bondability of annual plant materials to a formaldehyde-based resin including the steps of: (a) providing a straw plant material having a plurality of fibers with each of the fibers surrounded by a waxy and silica layer; (b) ext... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6200417 | Process and device for mixing stock suspensions Process and device for the mixing of suspensions with possibly different natures and/or compositions in the stable section of a paper machine. In the process, a suspension, particularly of the backwater of the paper machine, is piped in a mixing tube with... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6165317 | Control of refined pulp quality by adjusting high temperature pre-heat residence time A method for refining lignocellulose-containing material into pulp in a disc refiner comprises preheating the material to a temperature greater than the glass transition temperature of lignin in the material, and holding this temperature for under one min... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6073865 | Process and devices for manufacturing a hot friable material A process is disclosed that is utilized in particular in the preparation of fibrous material of used paper. Hot fibrous pulp friable materials, which are especially suitable for dispersing, are first formed in a compact, high-consistency fibrous material ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5853534 | Method of producing pulp with high yield using a two-stage refining system operating at different temperatures A method of producing mechanical and chemi-mechanical pulp with a yield above 85 % from lignocellulose-containing material for the manufacture of paper or board products. The material is subjected to mechanical processing in at least two steps. The materi... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5776305 | Low-resident, high-temperature, high-speed chip refining A method for refining lignocellulose-containing material into pulp in a disc refiner comprises preheating the material to a temperature greater than the glass transition temperature of lignin in the material, and holding this temperature for under one min... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5733412 | Decolorizing brown fibers in recycled pulp The invention relates to a method for decolorizing paper pulp containing colored fibers. The paper is first pulped and subjected to fine screening. The screened pulp is then dispersed at a temperature in excess of 100° C. and a pressure exceeding one atm... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5656129 | Method of producing fibers from a straw and board products made therefrom A method of refining wheat straw into fibers cuts the straw to a length of between about two and about four inches, wets the straw, softens the straw by subjecting the straw to pressurized steam and refines the softened straw in a pressurized mechanical r... | 08/12/1997 |
