Abstract:
In the coking of spent ammonia and low pH sodium base sulfite wood pulping liquors in the liquid phase under pressure, gel-type coke formation is avoided by rapid heating to the coking temperature. Such rapid heating can be accomplished by the use of a metal bath having high heat transfer capacity, by using high pressure-high temperature steam injection or by means of a fluidized bed combustion system. The heating rate used is one of about 110* to about 150*F. per minute in the temperature interval of about 350* to about 550*F.