Investigating the effect of refining on cellulase enzyme activity on the properties of OCC pulp

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Wood and Paper, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran

2 department of wood and paper ,faculty of natural resources.university of agricultural sciences and natural resources .iran

3 Faculty members

Abstract

As the consumption of OCC pulp is increasing globally, practical studies are needed to reduce energy consumption and improve the quality of this pulp using enzymatic treatments. In this study, the effect of refining on cellulase enzyme performance on OCC pulp properties was investigated. OCC pulp with 4% consistency, 50 ° C constant temperature, 1 hour duration and 4-5.5: pH with cellulase enzyme at three levels of 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 percentages (based on dry weight of pulp) were pretreated. Pulp freeness and hand sheet strength properties were measured according to TAPPI standard codes. The results showed that the enzymatic treatment of cellulase increased pulp freeness and improved paper strength properties and this effect was more in unrefined OCC pulps than refined OCC pulps. Overall, enzymatic cellulase treatment can reduce pulp refining and reduce energy consumption and improve OCC pulp quality.

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Iranian Journal of Wood and Paper Industries
Volume 11, Issue 4
March 2021
Pages 543-552

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