Abstract:
AN improved method is disclosed for impregnating lignocellulosic fibrous material in the cooking of pulp from wood chips in a digester partially filled with cooking liquor which is circulated through the digester for the purpose of obtaining a homogeneous delignification of the entire charge of chips within the digester, the improvement comprising conveying cooking liquor to the top of the digester, distributing the liquor substantially uniformly over substantially the entire cross-sectional area of the digester by means of at least one centrifugal pressure nozzle and subjecting the charge to pressure-impregnation by means of steam, the pressure being applied during the period in which the mixture is brought to cooking temperature but after the chips present at the top of the digester have been brought into contact with the cooking liquor, the circulation of the cooking liquor being stopped during the pressure-impregnation phase.
Abstract:
An absorption tampon with an insertion tool. The tool has two fingers extending from a common handle, the fingers detachably engaging the tampon in elongated channels therein.